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National Bestseller Many people dream of escaping modern life. Most will never act on it-but in 1986, twenty-year-old Christopher Knight did just that when he left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the woods. He would not have a conversation with another person for the next twenty-seven years. Drawing on extensive interviews with Knight himself, journalist Michael Finkel shows how Knight lived in a tent in a secluded encampment, developing ingenious ways to store provisions and stave off frostbite during the winters. A former alarm technician, he stealthily broke into nearby cottages for food, books, and supplies, taking only what he needed but sowing unease in a community plagued by his mysterious burglaries. Since returning to the world, he has faced unique challenges-and compelled us to reexamine our assumptions about what makes a good life. By turns riveting and thought-provoking, The Stranger in the Woods gives us a deeply moving portrait of a man determined to live his own way.

Book details

• Full title: Stranger in the Woods
• Subtitle: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
• Author: Michael Finkel
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9781101911532
• ISBN: 1101911530
• ID: 17980775
• Publisher: Vintage Publishing
• Weight: 224 g
• Dimensions: 204 × 133 × 16 mm
• Date of publishing: 30. January 2018

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