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is presented here in a new verse translation by acclaimed poet and prize-winning translator J

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The Lonely City Honoré de Balzac is presented here in aWhen 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