Consolations of the Forest (Paperback)

Paperback. The bestselling and award-winning book about living in Siberia for six months by France's most brilliant travel writer, now in paperbackSylvain Tesson, 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 a cabin in the middle taiga, on the shores of Baikal, for six months. Noting carefully his impressions of the silence, Sylvain Tesson shares with us an extraordinary experience. Sylvain Tesson, 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 a cabin in the middle taiga, on the shores of Baikal, for six months. Noting carefully his impressions of the silence, Sylvain Tesson shares with us an extraordinary experience. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.