Walden ou La vie dans les bois

In 1845, Henry David Thoreau lived in a cabin built by his own hands on the banks of the Walden River in Massachusetts. There, at the foot of the trees, he led a frugal and self-sufficient life for two years, which allowed him to reflect on the meaning of existence, society, and the relationship between human beings and nature. This serious reflection demonstrates the necessity of abstracting from the world and its desires in order to become truly oneself. Walden is a monument to American literary history of immense prestige.