Jon Krakauer
American writer and journalist (born 1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the writer and mountaineer. For the neuroscientist, see John Krakauer.
Jon Krakauer (born April 12, 1954) is an American writer and mountaineer. He is the author of bestselling 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. He was a member of an ill-fated expedition to summit Mount Everest in 1996, one of the deadliest disasters in the history of climbing Everest.
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Jon Krakauer | |
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Born | (1954-04-12) April 12, 1954 (age 70) Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Alma mater | Hampshire College (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Writer, mountaineer |
Spouse |
Linda Mariam Moore (m. 1980) |
Writing career | |
Period | 1990–present |
Subject | Outdoor literature |
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