A cabin deep in the middle of the Maine woods. This is where Walden is abandoned by his father. From now on, the boy will have to manage to survive by himself in the forest, with only a few tin cans, a book by Henry David Thoreau and a rifle. At the end of each day, Walden notes his age on a log bark. Twelve years, seven months and four days: the moment when begins his strange apprenticeship ...
- A cross between a coming-of-age story and nature writing, this is a thrilling spin on Into The Wild which won't leave you unmoved.
Lorris Murail is a writer, a critic and a translator. He writes both for children and adults.