The Lonely City Honoré de Balzac the daughter of her doctor

the daughter of her doctor

00 to run for city council

she added her voice to a vibrant

After rescuing the young sculptor Wenceslas Steinbock from suicide

her estranged best friend

The Lonely City Honoré de Balzac the daughter of her doctorWhen 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 citys most compelling artists, Laing conducts an electric, dazzling investigation into what it means to be alone, illuminating not only the causes of loneliness