Connection: The Odd Woman and the City by Vivian Gornick

In Vivian Gornick’s spirited memoir, The Odd Woman and the City, we see two interesting kinds of relationships that work particularly well for introverts.

Jun 18, 2026

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Flâneuse is the feminine form of flâneur, a dawdling observer who habitually walks a city, and it would be hard to find a better exemplar of the species than Vivian Gornick, as she portrays herself i…

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Connection: The Odd Woman and the City by Vivian Gornick

In Vivian Gornick’s spirited memoir, The Odd Woman and the City, we see two interesting kinds of relationships that work particularly well for introverts.

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