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The Consolations of the Forest: Alone in a Cabin on the Siberian Taiga by Sylvain Tesson

The Consolations of the Forest: Alone in a Cabin on the Siberian Taiga Sylvain Tesson ebook
ISBN: 9780847841271
Format: pdf
Publisher: Rizzoli
Page: 244

From Potts Point Bookshop, handed me a gorgeous hardcover nonfiction book with a cabin in the woods on the cover—possibly my greatest weakness—Consolations of the Forest: alone in a cabin in the middle of Taiga, by Sylvain He has toured the world by bicycle, crossed the Himalayas on foot and, in 2003, he walked from Yakutsk in Siberia to Calcutta, India, retracing the journey of escapees from a gulag (also the subject of Peter Weir's film, The Way Back). Seventy-five miles from the nearest village, no neighbors, no access roads, In the depths of the taiga, I changed myself completely. Feb 17, 2014 - The Consolations of the Forest: Alone in a Cabin on the Siberian Taiga A meditation on escaping the chaos of modern life and rediscovering the luxury of solitude. Mar 13, 2014 - I recently read “The Consolations Of The Forest: Alone In A Cabin On The Siberian Taiga”. Arrival of spring in The Consolations of the Forest. Sep 18, 2013 - The Consolations of the Forest: Alone in a Cabin on the Siberian Taiga by Sylvain Tesson, trans. Dec 5, 2013 - I went to spend six months in a Siberian cabin on the shores of Lake Baikal, on the tip of North Cedar Cape. Feb 3, 2014 - This month's Reader's Den will encourage you to try an exploratory journey to Siberia with Sylvan Tesson as he lives alone for six months in a cabin taking in the beauty of winter and the arrival of spring in The Consolations of the Forest. Often matter of fact and full of vodka, Tesson settles into the taiga embracing the frozen landscape and appreciating the way of life on Lake Baikal. Jan 6, 2014 - Sylvain Tesson “Consolations of the Forest: Alone in a Cabin in the Middle Taiga” Allen Lane, 2013 In Consolations of the Forest, Sylvain Tesson explains how he found a radical solution to his need for freedom, one as ancient as the experiences of the hermits of old Russia: he decided to lock himself alone in… In 2009 he won the Prix Goncourt for A Life of a Mouthful, and in 2011 won the Prix Médicis for non-fiction for Consolations of the Forest: Alone in Siberia. Linda Coverdale (September 17, Rizzoli Ex Libris). Staying put brought me what I could no longer find on any journey. Cabins at regular intervals, inhabited by strangely happy recluses. The author wrote beautifully (for me, achingly) about living in a remote cabin alone for six months. The idea of going to ground alone in the forest, surrounded by silence, began to intrigue me.