Jon Krakauer (born April 12, 1954) is an American writer and mountaineer, primarily known for his writing about the outdoors and mountain-climbing. He is the author of best-selling non-fiction books—Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, Under the Banner of Heaven, and Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman—as well as numerous magazine articles.
Read more about Jon Krakauer: Early Life, Mountaineering, Magazine Contributions, 60 Minutes and Three Cups of Deceit, Selected Bibliography
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