Into The Wild (Fs)

Author: Jon Krakauer

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  • : $21.99 AUD
  • : 9780330453677
  • : Pan Macmillan
  • : Campbell Books Ltd
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  • : September 2007
  • : 197mm X 130mm X 14mm
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  • : October 2023
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  • : Jon Krakauer
  • : Paperback
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  • : 910.92
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  • : 224
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Barcode 9780330453677
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Description

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

Promotion info

The film tie-in edition of Jon Krakauer's classic account of a gifted young man who chose literally to walk away from his life.

Author description

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.