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

The idea of going to ground alone in the forest, surrounded by silence, began to intrigue me. On Sale Date: September 17, 2013. 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. Cabins at regular intervals, inhabited by strangely happy recluses. Apr 25, 2013 - The Consolations of the Forest: Alone in a Cabin on the Siberian Taiga by Sylvain Tesson, Linda Coverdale (Translated by). Mar 14, 2014 - Consolations of the Forest (Allen Lane, hardback). The Consoltations of Winner of the Prix Médicis for non-fiction, THE CONSOLATIONS OF THE FOREST is a Thoreau-esque quest to find solace, taken to the extreme. Http://tinyurl.com/fiusiberian. Seventy-five miles from the nearest village, no neighbors, no access roads, In the depths of the taiga, I changed myself completely. Sylvain Tesson's account of six months living alone in a ten foot cabin by Lake Baikal in Siberia is an idiosyncratic meditation on solitude and hermitage, although Siberia's It's also the most boozy nature book I've ever read, with Tesson downing shots with the woodsmen of the taiga, or just gobbling down the shots by himself before sliding around on the frozen turquoise ice of the lake. Arrival of spring in The Consolations of the Forest. The translation from French was done by Linda Coverdale. Staying put brought me what I could no longer find on any journey. 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. Dec 3, 2013 - Here's the opening from The Consolations of the Forest: Alone in a Cabin on the Siberian Taiga by Sylvain Tesson. 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. Dec 10, 2013 - Alone in a Cabin on the Siberian Taiga.