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Into the Wild (Movie Tie-in Edition)

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Written by Jon KrakauerAuthor Alerts: Random House will alert you to new works by Jon Krakauer

  • Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
  • Publisher: Anchor
  • On Sale: August 21, 2007
  • Price: $13.95
  • ISBN: 978-0-307-38717-2 (0-307-38717-8)
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Jon Krakauer tells the haunting true story of Chris McCandless, who after graduating from college in 1991, walked deep into the widerness of Alaska on a fatal odyssey. Krakauer explores the ideas of spiritual want, the fear of intimacy, and rejection of privilege. Students gain bold insights into the Zeitgeist of America's youth of today. Through Krakauer's analysis, students will appreciate the profound pull of the wilderness on the American imagination, the allure of peril, and the complex, charged bond between fathers and sons.