In the footsteps of the gulag escapees who crossed from north to south Asia from Siberia to India, Sylvain Tesson ambitious undertaking a good trip, alone most of the time, over 6000 km, mainly on foot, as his predecessors. This cutaway of life tells us his trip, in narrative form and fragments that reveal great literary qualities, despite sometimes a little repetitive processes. A beautiful moment of poetry and literature, together with a breathless travelogue. The best I've read in years.