sˈɔft sˈɪɾi ɪz ðə fˈɜːst bˈʊk ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ dʒˈɑːnəθən ɹˈæbən, ænd pˈʌblɪʃt baɪ hˈeɪmɪʃ hˈæməltən jˌuːkˈeɪ ænd ˈiː. pˈiː. dˈʌʔn̩ ænd kˈʌmpəni jˌuːˈɛs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ.
Soft City is the first book written by Jonathan Raban, and published by Hamish Hamilton (UK) and E. P. Dutton & Company (US) in 1974.