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A VENT’ANNI DALL’USCITA, UNA NUOVA EDIZIONE AMPLIATA DEL GRANDE BESTSELLER
«Un dramma toccante sui desideri del cuore umano.» The New York Times
Nell’aprile del 1992 Chris McCandless si incamminò da solo negli immensi spazi selvaggi dell’Alaska. Due anni prima, terminati gli studi, aveva abbandonato tutti i suoi averi e donato i suoi risparmi in beneficenza: voleva lasciare la civiltà per immergersi nella natura. Non adeguatamente equipaggiato, senza alcuna preparazione alle condizioni estreme che avrebbe incontrato, venne ritrovato morto da un cacciatore, quattro mesi dopo la sua partenza per le terre a nord del Monte McKinley. Accanto al cadavere fu rinvenuto un diario che Chris aveva inaugurato al suo arrivo in Alaska e che ha permesso di ricostruire le sue ultime settimane. Jon Krakauer si imbatté quasi per caso in questa vicenda, rimanendone ossessionato, e scrisse un lungo articolo sulla rivista Outside che suscitò enorme interesse. In seguito, con l’aiuto della famiglia di Chris, si è dedicato alla ricostruzione del lungo viaggio del ragazzo: due anni attraverso l’America all’inseguimento di un sogno. Questo libro, in cui Krakauer cerca di capire cosa può aver spinto Chris a ricercare uno stato di purezza assoluta a contatto con una natura incontaminata, è il risultato di tre anni di ricerche. Nelle terre estreme, però, non è solo la ricostruzione degli eventi che portarono Chris McCandless alla morte, è anche una metafora sul rapporto tra la nostra civiltà e la natura che la circonda, è un formidabile tentativo di penetrare le segrete vibrazioni che percorrono tutte le giovinezze, è un viaggio del corpo e dell’anima scritto da un maestro del racconto d’avventura che qui si mette in gioco lasciandosi coinvolgere – assieme al lettore – dalle figure eroiche di cui narra.
- ISBN: 887972925X
- Casa Editrice: Corbaccio
- Pagine: 288
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This book is a wonderful cautionary tale. I will probably read it again with my daughter when she is old enough to discuss it. Unfortunately, I'm afraid the reason most people will read the book and see the new upcoming movie, is for a different reason. Chris McCandless (in the book, and from what I Leggi tutto
"I now walk into the wild." - Christopher McCandless (1968-1992) I live a life, I suspect, that is much like yours. Wake up, go to work, come home, eat dinner, go to bed. At the end of this weekly desert, there might be a drink or ten to celebrate the victory over another five days of soul-crushing dr Leggi tutto
My grandfather--not an Alaskan but an experienced outdoorsman--would have tied this kid to a tree and let the bears play tetherball with him. A small part of me appreciates the effort Krakauer put into researching this book. A much bigger part of me is completely disgusted both with McCandless himsel Leggi tutto
okay. lets address the elephant on goodreads, which is the common theme of essentially bashing chris mccandless in reviews. i have seen so many ranting about how irresponsible and selfish and arrogant and unprepared he was. and i mean, theyre not wrong, but that honestly has nothing to do with the b Leggi tutto
Overall, I was pretty disappointed with this book. The genesis of the book was an in-depth magazine article, and I suspect that the article was superb. But I just don't think there's enough here to warrant an entire book. As evidence, I point to several lengthy chapters that have nothing to do with
In 1992, roughly around the same time Chris McCandless was living out his final days in the Alaskan wilderness, I would have been enjoying the summer holidays before embarking on my final year at school, contemplating the big wide world and what I was going to do with the rest of my life. It wasn't
I love Jon Krakauer. I didn't find one single thing about the Alex McCandless even remotely interesting. He came across as a spoiled brat with no concept of reality - basically because of his priveleged upbringing. But somehow, he blamed his parents for that void of myopic self absorption. I live in Leggi tutto
We are all heroes to ourselves. McCandless was, Krakauer is. This doesn't vary. All that varies is how we define heroism and how much, or how little, we are prepared to do to for that stance. In order to get people, usually young men, to sacrifice their lives we tell them of those that went before an Leggi tutto
This book got me riveted in the tragic story of Chris McCandless, a young man who left his family and friends, abandoned most of his material possessions, went to the Alaska wilderness and perished there. The author does a great job of portraying McCandless complex personality through meticulous res Leggi tutto
প্রকৃতির খুব কাছাকাছি থাকলে কেমন ফিল হতো তা বই পড়েই পেয়ে গেছি। বই পড়ার পর মুভিটিও দেখে ফেলেছি চমৎকার একটি মুভি আপনারা যারা দেখেননি দেখে ফেলতে পারেন। বই পড়লে বেশি ফিল পাবেন তবে মুভিটাও অনেক ভালো করেছে। Leggi tutto
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