The Consolations of the Forest The Consolations of the Forest

The Consolations of the Forest

Alone in a Cabin on the Siberian Taiga

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Publisher Description

A journalist embarks on the adventure of a lifetime—living in a remote cabin in Siberia—in this Thoreau-esque meditation on escaping the chaos of modern life and rediscovering the luxury of solitude.

“…wry, exuberant, and a perfect balm for anyone who dreams of running away to the middle of nowhere.”
—San Francisco Chronicle

 
No stranger to inhospitable places, journalist Sylvain Tesson exiles himself to a wooden cabin on Siberia’s Lake Baikal—a full day’s hike from any “neighbor”—with his thoughts, his books, a couple of dogs, and many bottles of vodka for company. Writing from February to July, he shares his deep appreciation for the harsh but beautiful land, the resilient men and women who populate it, and the bizarre and tragic history that has given Siberia an almost mythological place in the imagination.

Rich with observation, introspection, and the good humor necessary to laugh at his own folly, Tesson’s memoir is about the ultimate freedom of owning your own time. Only in the hands of a gifted storyteller can an experiment in isolation become an exceptional adventure accessible to all. By recording his impressions in the face of silence, his struggles in a hostile environment, his hopes, doubts, and moments of pure joy in communion with nature, Tesson makes a decidedly out-of-the-ordinary experience relatable. The awe and joy are contagious, and one comes away with the comforting knowledge that “as long as there is a cabin deep in the woods, nothing is completely lost.”

GENRE
Science & Nature
RELEASED
2013
September 17
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
244
Pages
PUBLISHER
Rizzoli
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
6.8
MB

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