{"product_id":"walden-9789392322662","title":"Walden","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Henry David Thoreau\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Hawk Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Hawk Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalden is an American book written by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and manual for self-reliance. First published in 1854, it details Thoreau's experiences over the course of two years, two months, and two days in a cabin he built near Walden Pond, amidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, near Concord, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy immersing himself in nature, Thoreau hoped to gain a more objective understanding of society through personal introspection. Simple living and self-sufficiency were Thoreau's other goals, and the whole project was inspired by transcendentalist philosophy, a central theme of the American Romantic Period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hawk Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48226533736599,"sku":"9789392322662","price":1612.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789392322662.webp?v=1788771171","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/walden-9789392322662","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}