{"product_id":"the-lonely-city-by-olivia-laing-9781837266456","title":"The Lonely City","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wonderful and necessary' ANNE ENRIGHT ~ 'Stunning' DEBORAH LEVY ~ 'Beautiful' HANYA YANAGIHARA ~ 'Daring and seductive \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e ~ 'Continually unexpected' PETER CAREY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Olivia Laing moved to New York City in her mid-thirties, she found herself inhabiting loneliness on a daily basis. Increasingly fascinated by this most shameful of experiences, she began to explore the lonely city by way of some of its most compelling artists, illuminating loneliness in a whole new light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lonely City\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of that strange and lovely state, intrinsic to the very act of being alive. Hailed as 'a new kind of literature' when it was first published and selling over two hundred thousand copies, Olivia Laing's dazzling book has been beloved by readers all over the world. Now, in this tenth anniversary edition, Laing reflects in a new afterword on how our experience of loneliness has changed over the course of a difficult decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"This book changed my life. It taught me how to fall in love with writing about art\" -- \u003cb\u003eKATY HESSEL\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Story of Art Without Men\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Triumphant . . . A brave writer whose books open up fundamental questions about life and art\" ― \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Luminously wise and deeply compassionate . . . A fierce and essential work\" -- \u003cb\u003eHELEN MACDONALD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Wonderfully freewheeling . . . Constantly surprising . . . Inspired\" ― \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Stunning . . . Laing has written a classic that will be cherished for years to come\" -- \u003cb\u003eDEBORAH LEVY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Endlessly, compulsively fascinating\" ― \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Unusually brave . . . Sublime\" ― \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Laing cuts close to the bone of a universal yet often unrelatable state\" ― \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A gifted critic and biographer . . . a fascinating, eerie piece of writing\" ― \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"One of the finest writers of the new non-fiction . . . Compelling and original\" ― \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48147890143468,"sku":"9781837266456","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781837266456-the-lonely-city.jpg?v=1786452972","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-lonely-city-by-olivia-laing-9781837266456","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}