The Consolations of the Forest

The Consolations of the Forest
English hardcover edition
AuthorSylvain Tesson
Original titleDans les forêts de Sibérie
TranslatorLinda Coverdale
LanguageFrench
PublisherÉditions Gallimard
Publication date
1 September 2011
Publication placeFrance
Published in English
2013
Pages266
ISBN978-2070129256

The Consolations of the Forest: Alone in a Cabin on the Siberian Taiga is a 2011 book by the French writer Sylvain Tesson. Its French title is Dans les forêts de Sibérie, which means "in the forests of Siberia". It recounts how Tesson lived isolated for six months, from February to July 2010, in a cabin in Siberia, on the northwestern shore of Lake Baikal. An English translation by Linda Coverdale was published in 2013.