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The Lonely City: Adventures In The Art Of Being Alone

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Book Title: Lonely City : Adventures in the Art of Being Alone

Number of Pages: 336 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Picador

Topic: History / Contemporary (1945-), General, Artists, Architects, Photographers, Emotions, Sociology / Urban

Publication Year: 2017

Item Height: 0.8 in

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Art, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology

Item Weight: 9.9 Oz

Item Length: 8.2 in

Author: Olivia Laing

Item Width: 5.5 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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