On the first page of Tolstoy's 1859 novella, "Family Happiness," the protagonist informs the reader he is "wasting a second winter in the solitude of the country." Yearning for the hustle and bustle ...

For the past three decades, the French writer Sylvain Tesson has chronicled his love for extreme adventures, embracing odysseys that test his mental and physical endurance. His 2011 memoir, “The ...

Sylvain Tesson has walked from Russia to India, participated in archaeological expeditions in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and wintered alone in a cabin on a lake in Siberia. He earned a diplôme d’études ...

Travel writer Tesson (The Consolations of the Forest) follows the elusive snow leopard through cliffs and mountains in this lyrical survey. As Tesson and his fellow travelers quietly wait to catch a ...

For the past three decades, the French writer Sylvain Tesson has chronicled his love for extreme adventures, embracing odysseys that test his mental and physical endurance. His 2011 memoir, “The ...