The book was adapted to film in 2007, directed by sean penn with emile hirsch starring as mccandless christopher johnson mccandless 1968 1992, a young, and wise man left his family and friends and headed off into the wilderness. Into the wild by jon krakauer plot summary litcharts. Written by jon krakauer, audiobook narrated by alberto santillan. He had given his savings to charity, abandoned his car and his possessions, and burnt the money.
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