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| Author | Jon Krakauer |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Biography/True travel essay |
| Publisher | Villard |
Publication date | January 13, 1996[1] |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 0-679-42850-X |
| OCLC | 35559213 |
| 917.9804/5 20 | |
| LC Class | CT9971.M38 K73 1997 |
| Preceded by | Eiger Dreams |
| Followed by | Into Thin Air |
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.[2] 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.[3] The book is widely used as high school and college reading curriculum.[3] 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.[4]
- ^ Into the Wild. Villard Books. 1996. ISBN 9780679428503. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "Death of an Innocent: How Christopher McCandless lost his way in the wilds". Outside. Archived from the original on 29 August 2010.
- ^ a b Formats and Editions of Into the wild. OCLC 35559213 – via WorldCat.org.
- ^ Miller, Dan Kois, Laura (2019-11-18). "The 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years". Slate Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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