Berezina
Sylvain Tesson
Berezina
Sylvain Tesson
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Moscow to Paris in a sidecar: an epic, crazy 2,500 mile road trip following Napoleon's retreat
“A hermit's vodka-tossed praise-poem to retreat and solitude.” (on The Consolations of the Forest)
“There's humour and humanity here, but also a serious attempt to answer the question, how should a person live?” (on The Consolations of the Forest)
“Written with great charm and beauty, and humour…” (on The Consolations of the Forest)
Sylvain Tesson is an award-winning French writer and traveller. A geographer by training, he has travelled the world using many different methods of transportation including bicycle, train, horse, and even on foot. The Consolations of the Forest (Penguin, 2013) was adapted into a film in 2016. Katherine Gregor translates from Italian, Russian and French. She is also a playwright and a fiction writer and maintains a regular blog.
“A hermit's vodka-tossed praise-poem to retreat and solitude.” (on The Consolations of the Forest)
“There's humour and humanity here, but also a serious attempt to answer the question, how should a person live?” (on The Consolations of the Forest)
“Written with great charm and beauty, and humour…” (on The Consolations of the Forest)
Sylvain Tesson is an award-winning French writer and traveller. A geographer by training, he has travelled the world using many different methods of transportation including bicycle, train, horse, and even on foot. The Consolations of the Forest (Penguin, 2013) was adapted into a film in 2016. Katherine Gregor translates from Italian, Russian and French. She is also a playwright and a fiction writer and maintains a regular blog.