The Stranger in the Woods
Finkel's non-fiction work chronicles Christopher Knight, who lived alone in the Maine woods for 27 years without human contact. Beyond the survival story, it explores solitude, society, hermitage, and what it means to be human. The work raises profound questions about connection, civilization, and the need for others.
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