Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild examines the true story of Chris Mc Candless a young man who in 1992 walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness & whose SOS note & emaciated corpse were found four months later internationally bestselling author Jon Krakauer explores the obsession which leads some people to explore the outer limits of self leave civilization behind & seek enlightenment through solitude & contact with nature A 2007 film adaptation of Into the Wild was directed by Sean Penn & starred Emile Hirsch & Kristen Stewart