The art of the hermit(spectator.co.uk) |
The art of the hermit(spectator.co.uk) |
I learnt about it when I was in Denver, CO, last year at an outstanding independent bookstore, Tattered Cover[2] (don't miss it when you're in Denver; it's a calm, spacious, and a gorgeous bookstore with an equally outstanding selection of books and a passionate staff). One of the staff members urged me to read the book; I'm glad she did!
[1] https://www.michaelfinkel.com/the-stranger-in-the-woods/
[2] https://www.tatteredcover.com/detailed-history-tattered-cove...
“these were men who believed that to let oneself drift along, passively accepting the tenets and values of what they knew as society, was purely and simply a disaster.“
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/antonello-da-me...