The Stranger in the Woods - The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

Michael Finkel - The Stranger in the Woods - The Extraordinary
Story of the Last True Hermit
July 31

In 1986, a shy and intelligent twenty-year-old named Christopher
Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and
disappeared into the forest. He would not have a conversation with
another human being until nearly three decades later, when he was
arrested for stealing food. Living in a tent even through brutal
winters, he had survived by his wits and courage, developing
ingenious ways to store edibles and water, and to avoid freezing to
death. He broke into nearby cottages for food, clothing, reading
material, and other provisions, taking only what he needed but
terrifying a community never able to solve the mysterious
burglaries. Based on extensive interviews with Knight himself, this
is a vividly detailed account of his secluded life—why did he
leave? what did he learn?—as well as the challenges he has faced
since returning to the world. It is a gripping story of survival
that asks fundamental questions about solitude, community, and what
makes a good life, and a deeply moving portrait of a man who was
determined to live his own way, and succeeded.

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