'It may be nonfiction, but Into the Wild is a mystery of the highest order. Krakauer’s narrative persona balances objectivity and sensitivity while demonstrating expertise in wilderness topics from botany to mountaineering.
A film adaptation of Into the Wild was directed by Sean Penn and starred Emile Hirsch and Kristen Stewart. Jon Krakauer The narrator and author of Into the Wild. Into the Wild is a modern classic of travel writing, and a riveting exploration of what drives some of us to risk more than we can afford to lose.įrom the author of Under the Banner of Heaven and Into Thin Air. In piecing together the final travels of this extraordinary young man's life, Jon Krakauer writes about the heart of the wilderness, its terribly beauty and its relentless harshness. An SOS note was taped to his makeshift home, an abandoned bus. Just four months later, Chris was found dead. He had given his savings to charity, abandoned his car and his possessions, and burnt the money in his wallet, determined to live a life of independence. In April 1992, Chris McCandless set off alone into the Alaskan wild. Into the Wild is a 1996 non-fiction book written by Jon Krakauer. With an introduction by novelist David Vann. Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild examines the true story of Chris McCandless, a young man who walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness and whose SOS note and emaciated corpse were found four months later. Into the Wild is the mesmerizing, heartbreaking tale of an enigmatic young man who goes missing in the wild and whose story captured the world’s attention.
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