About the Book: Into The Wild
By examining the true story of Chris McCandless, a young man, who in 1992 walked
deep into the Alaskan wilderness and whose SOS note and emaciated corpse were
found four months later, internationally bestselling author Jon Krakauer
explores the obsession which leads some people to explore the outer limits of
self, leave civilization behind and seek enlightenment through solitude and
contact with nature. an astonishingly gifted writer: his account of Alex
Supertramp is powerfully dramatic, eliciting sympathy for both the idealistic,
anti-consumerist boy - and his parents Guardian a compelling tale of tragic
idealism The Times