Into the Wild

Paperback, 224 pages

English language

Published Jan. 5, 2007 by Anchor.

ISBN:
978-0-307-38717-2
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OCLC Number:
165480015

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Into the Wild is a 1996 non-fiction book written by Jon Krakauer. It is an expansion of a 9,000-word article by Krakauer on Chris McCandless titled "Death of an Innocent", which appeared in the January 1993 issue of Outside. The book was adapted to a film of the same name in 2007, directed by Sean Penn with Emile Hirsch starring as McCandless. Into the Wild is an international bestseller which has been printed in 30 languages and 173 editions and formats. The book is widely used as high school and college reading curriculum. Into the Wild has been lauded by many reviewers, and in 2019 was listed by Slate as one of the 50 best nonfiction works of the past quarter-century, but the book has also been described by Alaskan reporter Craig Medred as "something invented" by its author.

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I think this will stick with me

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This is a story of a man with an endless sense of adventure who had 'itchy feet' and just took to travel. I'm not sure Chris McCandless and myself could be much more different. But the story of what he did with his life is something I think will stick with me and something I would recommend to others.

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Moins émouvant que son adaptation filmique

3 stars

Jon Krakauer livre une enquête journalistique remarquable et passionnante sur les influences, les pensées et le voyage de Chris McCandless. Je m'attendais cependant à une écriture plus poétique car j'avais ressenti une approche un peu plus sensible et artistique devant l'adaptation filmique de Sean Penn. Je n'en reste pas moins marquée par certains chapitres retranscrivant les témoignages des personnes ayant croisé la route de McCandless. Comme il est fascinant de réaliser à quel point une rencontre, une discussion ou une lettre, aussi courtes puissent-elle être, peuvent profondément changer la perception de la vie d'une personne...

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Interesting read. I really enjoyed the first two thirds or so, which focus on McCandles' travels, and the very end, which discusses the possible reasons for his death. I thought the part in between, where the author talks about his own experiences and interviews the family were a a bit slow.

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Subjects

  • Discovery And Exploration (General)
  • Outdoor Life
  • Travel
  • Biography / Autobiography
  • Travel - General
  • Regional Subjects - West
  • Travelers
  • Travel / Adventure
  • Special Interest - Adventure
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Alaska
  • Biography
  • United States
  • Wayfaring life
  • West (U.S.)

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