The Consolations of the Forest
English hardcover edition | |
| Author | Sylvain Tesson |
|---|---|
| Original title | Dans les forêts de Sibérie |
| Translator | Linda Coverdale |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Éditions Gallimard |
Publication date | 1 September 2011 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 2013 |
| Pages | 266 |
| ISBN | 978-2070129256 |
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.