Jon Krakauer Biography:
Jon Krakauer was born in Brookline Massachusetts in 1954. He attended Hampshire College, in Amherst, Massachusetts. He worked simultaneously as a carpenter and a freelance journalist until 1983, when he quit carpentry. His first book was EIGER DREAMS (1990), a collection of articles written for Outside and Smithsonian. His second book was INTO THE WILD (1996), the non-fictional chronicles of Chris McCandless, who ventured into the Alaskan wilderness to seek liberation and never returned.
UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN (2003), his most recent work, explores the dark side of extreme religious belief.
Dates:
(1954 -)
Nationality:
American
Genre(s):
Nonfiction; journalism
Notable Work:
Into the Wild, 1996
