The disturbing but brilliantly written story of twenty-two year-old
Chris McCandless, who, in a quest for intense experience, rid
himself of all his money and possessions, and walked into the heart
of the Alaskan wilderness with only the minimum of equipment. His
emaciated body was found in an abandoned bus four months later.
Using the example of McCandless, Krakauer explores our obsession
with the outer limits of the self, and the quest for enlightenment
through solitude and contact with nature. An outstanding piece of
work, which was well reviewed in hardcover, and which should do
well in this format.
Jon Krakauer, geboren 1954, arbeitet als Wissenschaftsjournalist für amerikanische Zeitschriften. Für seine Reportagen wurde er mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichnet. Er lebt mit seiner Frau in Colorado.
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