Into the Wild

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 TimesBiographie de l'auteurJon Krakauer is a mountaineer and the author ofEiger Dreams,Into the Wild, (which was on theNew York Times bestseller list for over a year and was made into a film starring Emile Hirsch and Kristen Stewart)Into Thin Air,Iceland,Under the Banner of Heaven andWhere Men Win Glory. He is also the editor of the Modern Library Exploration series. He has received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. According to the award citation, "Krakauer combines the tenacity and courage of the finest tradition of investigative journalism with the stylish subtlety and profound insight of the born writer."