The lonely city : adventures in the art of being alone / Olivia Laing.
The lonely city : adventures in the art of being alone / Olivia Laing.
The lonely city : adventures in the art of being alone / Olivia Laing.
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G 2016/795
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
315 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.The Lonely City -- 2.Walls of Glass -- 3.My Heart Opens to Your Voice -- 4.In Loving Him -- 5.The Realms of the Unreal -- 6.At the Beginning of the End of the World -- 7.Render Ghosts -- 8.Strange Fruit.
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Place of Publication
Scotland
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"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...
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Full title
The lonely city : adventures in the art of being alone / Olivia Laing.
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Notes
General note
Published in the U.S. by Picador, 2016.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-310).
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Call Numbers
G 2016/795
Record Identifier
74VKzb4BLeyM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzb4BLeyM
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ISBN
1782111239 hardback
9781782111238 hardback
DDC
700.19
MMS ID
991023567939702626
