Description

Edward Buckmaster has abandoned civilization to live alone on a remote moor in the west of England, driven by a mystery that remains shrouded in shadow. As he confronts the stark, unforgiving landscape and the enigmatic dark beast that haunts the heather, he embarks on a profound spiritual quest stripped of all comfort and distraction. Paul Kingsnorth's prose is intensely immersive, forcing readers into the damaged consciousness of a man grappling with isolation, instinct, and the raw essence of existence itself. With the philosophical depth of Robert Macfarlane and the unflinching darkness of Cormac McCarthy, Beast is a claustrophobic meditation on solitude and the universal human condition. This is the second installment in Kingsnorth's thematic trilogy, a powerful exploration of what remains when everything else is stripped away.

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hardcover

Faber & Faber

Published Oct 21, 2016

168 pages

ISBN: 9780571322077

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First Published

2016

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for Beast by Paul Kingsnorth.

Violence
Psychological Distress
Isolation/Alienation