The Consolations of the Forest: Alone in a Cabin on the Siberian Taiga
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Book Overview
A meditation on escaping the chaos of modern life and rediscovering the luxury of solitude. Winner of the Prix M dicis for nonfiction, The Consolations of the Forest is a Thoreau-esque quest to find solace, taken to the extreme. No stranger to inhospitable places, 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...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0847841278
ISBN13:9780847841271
Release Date:September 2013
Publisher:Rizzoli International Publications
Length:244 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.6" x 8.8"
Customer Reviews
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Comfort read!
Published by Abigail , 1 year ago
I read this book during the Coronavirus pandemic and I loved it very much. I think it is very well written, easy to follow, and reflective; has timeless themes of nature, solitude, and connection; and a piece that one can come back to again and again.
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