The Stranger In The Woods Michael Finkel

Michael finkel is the author of true story.

The stranger in the woods 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. Murder memoir mea culpa which was adapted into a 2015 major motion picture. The stranger in the woods. Through letters and interviews the author learns about his origins survival tactics and burglary raids that made him a local legend.

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. He has written for national geographic gq rolling stone esquire vanity fair the atlantic and the new york times magazine. 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. He lives in western montana.