From the author of the bestseller "The Snow Leopard": 1300 kilometers on ancient paths on foot through France in search of silence and seclusion in untouched landscapes. In the heart of Europe, it still exists: unspoiled enchanted land. The adventurer Sylvain Tesson traverses the hidden, primal France for four months, from the southern Alps through the Massif Central to the storm-lashed cliffs of La Hague. After a severe accident, he chooses walking over rehabilitation, bivouacking in the woods and letting stone owls sing him to sleep, conversing with taciturn locals, and forging a path through thorny underbrush back to life. The film adaptation of the book, starring Oscar winner Jean Dujardin, will be released in German cinemas in November 2023.