{"product_id":"the-lonely-city-olivia-laing","title":"The Lonely City (Olivia Laing)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChosen as 'BOOK OF THE YEAR' by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian, Telegraph, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 art. Moving fluidly between the works and lives of some of the city's most compelling artists, Laing conducts an electric, dazzling investigation into what it means to be alone, illuminating not only the causes of loneliness but also how it might be resisted and redeemed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso available as a 10th anniversary hardback with a new afterword by Olivia Laing and as an audiobook narrated by Tilda Swinton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOlivia Laing\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally acclaimed writer and critic. They're the author of eight books, including \u003ci\u003eFunny Weather\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEverybody \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e number one bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Garden Against Time\u003c\/i\u003e. Laing's first novel, \u003ci\u003eCrudo\u003c\/i\u003e, won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and in 2018 they were awarded the Windham-Campbell Prize for non-fiction. They are a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Arts and their books have been translated into twenty-one languages. Their latest novel is \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Book\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e@olivialanguage\nolivialaing.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 336 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65808637821277,"sku":"K060276187","price":12.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/6027618700001A.jpg?v=1788503907","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-lonely-city-olivia-laing","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}