Into the Wild

by Jon Krakauer · first published 1996

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 into 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 that has been printed in 30 languages and 173 editions and formats.

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Genre:

Biography

Original language:

English

Year page:

1996