Order of Jon Krakauer Books

Order of Jon Krakauer Books

 

Jon Krakauer is an American writer of non-fiction books including Into Thin Air and Into the Wild. He was the recipient of an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1999.

Krakauer was raised in Oregon where his father introduced him to mountaineering at a young age. His experiences in that sport ultimately lead him to Mount Everest and the experience which would become Into Thin Air. Krakauer is also the author of Into the Wild which was turned into a film starring Emile Hirsch and directed by Sean Penn.

 

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains

(1990)

Into the Wild

(1996)

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

(1997)

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith

(2003)

Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman

(2008)

Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way

(2011)

Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town

(2015)

Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk

(2018)

Publication Order of Essays

Loving Them to Death

(2018)

Gates of the Arctic

(2018)

Living Under The Volcano

(2018)

Mark Foo’s Last Ride

(2018)

After the Fall

(2018)