Into the Wild

Jon Krakauer

Pan Macmillan, Jul 6, 2011 - Biography & Autobiography - 320 pages

By examining the true story of Chris McCandless, a young man, who in 1992 walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness and whose SOS note and emaciated corpse were found four months later, internationally bestselling author Jon Krakauer explores the obsession which leads some people to explore the outer limits of self, leave civilization behind and seek enlightenment through solitude and contact with nature. 'An astonishingly gifted writer: his account of 'Alex Supertramp' is powerfully dramatic, eliciting sympathy for both the idealistic, anti-consumerist boy - and his parents' Guardian 'A compelling tale of tragic idealism' The Times

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Review: Into the Wild

User Review  - Brandon Stiver - Goodreads

I haven't been that captured by a book in a while. I truly found myself lost in these pages and following the enthralling story that Krakauer masterfully tells. I had seen the movie a couple times ...

Review: Into the Wild

User Review  - Erica - Goodreads

Alex/Chris attempts to take a stand against our consumerism society by leaving it all behind. He leaves his family and takes up a nomadic lifestyle in the west where his personality seems to charm all ...

About the author

Jon Krakauer is the author of Eiger Dreams, Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, Under the Banner of Heaven and is editor of the Modern Library Explorer series.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Into the Wild
• Author: Jon Krakauer
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan, 2011
• ISBN: 0330469983, 9780330469982
• Length: 320 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General