City Quitters

What does it mean to leave the city behind? Can the reality of living in the countryside fulfil the desire for a better, simpler, more creative life? This book sheds light on what rural life can be like today, with all its joys and challenges, providing a fresh look at the people and scenes thriving outside urban spaces.

From experimental co-habitation in a renaissance castle to oversized artworks on a farm, City Quitters offers a global perspective on creative post-urban life: 22 stories from 12 countries and five continents, all based in places with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants.