A Stranger In The Woods Finkel

The extraordinary story of the last true hermit started as a phenomenally popular magazine article in gq.

A stranger in the woods finkel.

Michael finkel s the stranger in the woods is the mesmerizing account of christopher knight s disappearance into maine s forests for 27 years. This expanded version will no doubt have the same mass appeal. 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. The extraordinary story of the last true hermit you have my utmost respect.

But finkel jumped on a plane actually a series of planes on a series of trips from western montana to central maine. This is the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of maine for 27 years making this dream a reality not out of anger at the world but simply because he preferred to live on his own. A new york times bestseller. The stranger in the woods.

Michael finkel s the stranger in the woods. For reasons knight himself never fully articulates he abandoned civilization for a hermit s life in his early twenties. Out of those trips plus a blizzard of research on the history motivations. Many people dream of escaping modern life but most will never act on it.