Deer Man

Seven Years in the Forest

Geoffroy Delorme, Shaun Whiteside

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Abacus
16 May 2023

Autobiography: religious & spiritual; Wildlife: mammals

The astonishing, true account of one man's quest to immerse himself in nature and live with wild deer for seven years.

'Haunting, remarkable and ultimately very moving' Sunday Times

'A story of extraordinary power and tenderness' Charles Foster

'A startling portrait of an animal that is both familiar to us and yet shockingly misunderstood' Guardian

Geoffroy Delorme never felt he fitted into the human world. He would often disappear into the woods, drawn to the rhythms of animal life and away from the rules of a society he did not understand. One night, an encounter with a deer changed his life: from then on, he knew he wanted to live among them.

In Deer Man, Delorme describes becoming a creature of the forest, working to blend in with the deer and witnessing their births and deaths, loves and battles, ostracism and friendship. In his seventh year in the forest, Delorme meets a woman walking through the trees. He knows he can stay in the forest and die with his friends - or he can leave, and speak their truth to a human world that desperately needs to hear it.

By: Geoffroy Delorme
Translated by: Shaun Whiteside
Imprint: Abacus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 194mm, Width: 124mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 180g
ISBN: 9780349144931
ISBN 10: 0349144931
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 16 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Geoffroy Delorme is a naturalist and photographer. Deer Man, a bestseller in France, has been translated into eleven languages. He lives in Normandy.

Reviews for Deer Man: Seven Years in the Forest

A story of extraordinary power and tenderness, showing that intimate relationship with the wild world and the wild self is both possible and vital. Delorme is the best possible guide through the tangle of the woods and the tangle of the psyche. Deer Man will change you. It has the distinctive scent of an enduring classic. -- Charles Foster, author of Being a Beast and Being a Human' An extraordinary, unique story about how one man connected to the natural world in the 21st century * Northern Life * Haunting, remarkable and ultimately very moving * Sunday Times * A startling portrait of an animal that is both familiar to us and yet shockingly misunderstood . . . it is a delightful, moving read - and a quietly revolutionary one. -- Melanie Challenger * Guardian * Some deeply eccentric books have crossed my path in my time, but this one probably takes the biscuit . . . This is a lyrical, rather lovely book by a talented writer. -- Markus Berkmann * Daily Mail *