Ferdinand Cheval

Visitors to a quiet town in southern France often stop short at a puzzling building. Some see a fort, others a maze, and some imagine the home of a king lost to history. Yet this remarkable place was raised by a single person, Ferdinand Cheval, who labored on it for 33 years using only his hands, sheer determination, and a handful of simple tools.

This book follows Cheval's path to building his palace and explains the reasons that drove him to undertake such a project.