Les étoiles, la neige, le feu (Totem t. 170)

by John Haines, Camille Fort-Cantoni (Translator)

Pendant vingt-cinq ans, John Haines a vécu dans une cabane isolée au cœur des étendues vierges de l’Alaska, menant une existence rude et solitaire de pionnier moderne.Couper du bois, tracer une piste, piéger une marte, dépecer un élan, faire ses réserves desaumon : une vie simple, aventureuse et libre, au rythme d’une nature sauvage envoûtante.Avec sérénité, il transforme son expérience intime en un récit initiatique et intemporel, oùle moindre événement trouve sa résonance en chacun de nous.

243 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2020

Reviews

[Raffi]

This book does contain a lot of what I was looking for when I picked it up - meaning, that icy, snowy forest atmosphere you can only get when talking about the big alaskan outdoors. But to be frank, it was quite boring. It's written in such a matter-of-fact way that just goes on and on for pages without much flavor. Or maybe it's just the writing style that didn't click with me. I don't know ! There were some parts I did like, parts that did make me feel wonderment, but for the most part, I kind of slugged through that book, even though it's only 240 pages long.