Into the Wild (book)

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adventure book biographical book nonfiction book

Into the Wild (book) is Jon Krakauer’s nonfiction account of Christopher McCandless’s journey into the Alaskan wilderness and the circumstances leading to his tragic death.

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instanceOf adventure book ⓘ
biographical book ⓘ
nonfiction book ⓘ
adaptationReleaseYear 2007 ⓘ
adaptationType feature film ⓘ
adaptedBy Sean Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ
author Jon Krakauer NERFINISHED ⓘ
award ALA Alex Award NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn Christopher McCandless’s journey into the Alaskan wilderness ⓘ
life of Christopher McCandless ⓘ
contains author’s investigative reporting ⓘ
biographical narrative ⓘ
personal reflections by Jon Krakauer ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
genre adventure ⓘ
biography ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ
hasAdaptation Into the Wild (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
isbn 0-679-42850-X ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Christopher McCandless NERFINISHED ⓘ
mediaType hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
print ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person ⓘ
notableFor detailed reconstruction of Christopher McCandless’s final months ⓘ
exploration of motives behind McCandless’s journey ⓘ
notableLocation Magic Bus 142 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stampede Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
pageCount 207 ⓘ
placeOfPublication New York City ⓘ
publicationDate 1996 ⓘ
publisher Anchor Books NERFINISHED ⓘ
Villard NERFINISHED ⓘ
publisherImprint Villard Books NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
subject Christopher McCandless NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme alienation ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ
idealism ⓘ
individualism ⓘ
risk and survival ⓘ
wilderness ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed early 1990s ⓘ

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