[美]亨利·戴维·梭罗 著； 徐迟 译

About the Author

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American essayist, poet, and philosopher, best known for his advocacy of simple living and civil disobedience, which profoundly influenced figures like Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Born in Concord, Massachusetts, Thoreau graduated from Harvard College and immersed himself in the transcendentalist movement alongside Ralph Waldo Emerson. In 1845, he built a cabin on the shores of Walden Pond, where he lived deliberately for two years, two months, and two days, chronicling his experiences in his seminal work Walden, or Life in the Woods. This reflective narrative critiques industrialization and celebrates self-reliance, nature, and individualism. Thoreau's writings, including essays like 'Civil Disobedience,' continue to inspire environmentalism and social justice movements worldwide.