Into the Wild

Idioma English

Publicado el 1 de Febrero de 1997

ISBN:
978-0-385-48680-4
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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. 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. The book is widely used as high school and college reading curriculum. 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.Despite its critical acclaim, the book's accuracy has been disputed by some of those involved in McCandless' story, and by some commentators such as Alaskan reporter Craig Medred. Medred covers …

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Jon Krakauer livre une enquête journalistique remarquable et passionnante sur les influences, les pensées et le voyage de Chris McCandless. Je m'attendais cependant à une écriture plus poétique car j'avais ressenti une approche un peu plus sensible et artistique devant l'adaptation filmique de Sean Penn. Je n'en reste pas moins marquée par certains chapitres retranscrivant les témoignages des personnes ayant croisé la route de McCandless. Comme il est fascinant de réaliser à quel point une rencontre, une discussion ou une lettre, aussi courtes puissent-elle être, peuvent profondément changer la perception de la vie d'une personne...

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