The Stranger In The Woods By Michael Finkel

Through letters and interviews the author learns about his origins survival tactics and burglary raids that made him a local legend.

The stranger in the woods by michael finkel.

The stranger in the woods by journalist michael finkel is a 2017 nonfiction book about the north pond hermit who has lived in the maine wilderness alone for 27 years. Many people dream of escaping modern life but most will never act on it. This expanded version will no doubt have the same mass appeal. Michael finkel is the author of the stranger in the woods and true story which was adapted into a 2015 motion picture.

The stranger in the woods is ultimately a meditation on the pains of social obligation and the longing toward retreat that resides in us all michael harris the globe and mail toronto michael finkel has done something magical with this profound book. It s campfire friendly and thermos ready easily drained in one warm rummy slug. Christopher knight lived for 27 years in the woods of maine with almost no human interaction surviving by pilfering food and supplies. He has reported from more than 50 countries and written for national geographic gq rolling stone esquire vanity fair the atlantic and the new york times magazine.

This is the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of maine for twenty seven years making this dream a reality not out of anger at the world but simply because he preferred to live on his own.