Jon Krakauer 72F | Hampshire College
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Jon Krakauer 72F | Hampshire College
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Jon Krakauer 72F
Krakauer is a mountaineer and author of such bestselling books as
Into the Wild
and
Under the Banner of Heaven
, the latter of which has been turned into a television series starring Andrew Garfield. He received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1999.
Into Thin Air
became a #1
New York Times
bestseller and was translated into more than twenty-five languages. It was also
Time
’s Book of the Year, and was one of three finalists for the Pulitzer Prize.
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Jon Krakauer 72F
Krakauer is a mountaineer and author of such bestselling books as
Into the Wild
and
Under the Banner of Heaven
, the latter of which has been turned into a television series starring Andrew Garfield. He received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1999.
Into Thin Air
became a #1
New York Times
bestseller and was translated into more than twenty-five languages. It was also
Time
’s Book of the Year, and was one of three finalists for the Pulitzer Prize.
Related News
Alum Jon Krakauer 72F’s True Crime Bestseller "Under the Banner of Heaven" Made into Television Limited Series
Read More
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