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9788415070825

El extraño del bosque La extraordinaria historia del último ermitaño

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  • ISBN13:

    9788415070825

  • ISBN10:

    8415070829

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2018-07-01
  • Publisher: Malpaso Editorial
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Summary

In 1986, young Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts for the woods. He lived in isolation for 30 years, with no human interaction, until he was arrested for stealing food. Surviving due to his resourcefulness and bravery, he developed a set of ingenious methods for storing food and water and staying warm. Based on a series of interviews he held with Knight, Michael Finkel offers a detailed account of the why’s and how’s of this unusual life choice, as well as the challenges Knight faced upon returning to life in society.

Una fascinante historia de supervivencia, que plantea preguntas fundamentales sobre la soledad, la comunidad y la vida. Un retrato de un joven decidido a vivir la vida a su manera. En 1986, el joven Christopher Knight abandonó su casa de Massachussetts para internarse en un bosque. Durante treinta años vivió aislado, sin interactuar con ningún otro ser humano, hasta que lo arrestaron por robar comida. Durmiendo en una tienda de campaña incluso en invierno, sobrevivió gracias a su ingenio y valentía, desarrollando toda una serie de tácticas ingeniosas para almacenar agua y comida y evitar morir congelado. Robaba comida y elementos de primera necesidad de las cabañas cercanas al bosque, sembrando el terror en toda una comunidad que nunca fue capaz de resolver el misterio de los robos. Basándose en las largas entrevistas que le hizo al propio Knight, Michael Finkel ofrece un relato detallado de los porqués y los cómos de la vida aislada de este joven aventurero, así como de los retos a los que se tuvo que enfrentar al volver a vivir en sociedad.

Author Biography

Michael Finkel is an author and journalist. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, National Geographic, Esquire, GQ, The Atlantic, and Vanity Fair. His first book, True Story, was adapted into a movie produced by Brad Pitt and starring James Franco and Jonah Hill.

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