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The Lonely City
- Adventures in the Art of Being Alone
- Narrated by: Susan Lyons
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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Publisher's Summary
An expertly crafted work of reportage, memoir, and biography on the subject of loneliness told through the lives of six iconic artists, by the acclaimed author of The Trip to Echo Spring. You can be lonely anywhere, but there is a particular flavor to the loneliness that comes from living in a city, surrounded by thousands of strangers. The Lonely City is a roving cultural history of urban loneliness, centered on the ultimate city: Manhattan, that teeming island of gneiss, concrete, and glass.
What does it mean to be lonely? How do we live if we're not intimately involved with another human being? How do we connect with other people, particularly if our sexuality or physical body is considered deviant or damaged? Does technology draw us closer together or trap us behind screens?
Olivia Laing explores these questions by traveling deep into the work and lives of some of the century's most original artists, among them Andy Warhol, David Wojnarowicz, Edward Hopper, Henry Darger, and Klaus Nomi. Part memoir, part biography, part dazzling work of cultural criticism, The Lonely City is not just a map, but a celebration of the state of loneliness. It's a voyage out to a strange and sometimes lovely island, adrift from the larger continent of human experience, but visited by many - millions, say - of souls.
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- Bethani Jade
- 2022-01-04
Beautiful reading
Susan Lyons brings this book to life beautifully. I have to say listening to it alone in year two of the pandemic was a tad exhausting, but I also found comfort in the many examples of lonely people living through different times. The stories about the AIDS crisis also reminded me that we are much more fortunate to have found effective vaccines so quickly. I particularly enjoyed the stories about the folk artist only discovered after his death. There is something reassuring about that one.
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- Maggie NIEW
- 2024-05-19
I really, really wanted to love this book
No, sorry... I am right to the point person and this depressing rambling was just too much for me. I listened to first few chapters and gave up. Not what l was expecting. Wish l could ask for my money back. 😒
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