{"bio": "Jon Krakauer (April 12,1954) is an American writer, journalist, and mountaineer, well-known for outdoor and mountain-climbing writing. In 2003, he ventured into the field of investigative journalism.\r\n\r\n**Source**: [Jon Krakauer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Krakauer) on Wikipedia.", "source_records": ["amazon:8392948378", "bwb:9780762796069", "idb:9780440784647"], "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "birth_date": "12 Apr 1954", "name": "Jon Krakauer", "photos": [7323054], "key": "/authors/OL237257A", "personal_name": "Jon Krakauer", "remote_ids": {"isni": "0000000109026977", "wikidata": "Q368337", "viaf": "54285366", "musicbrainz": "13922df8-ac94-4770-8ab7-1b1c3b852d74", "goodreads": "1235", "imdb": "nm1040556", "lc_naf": "n89669057", "opac_sbn": "VIAV098732", "gnd": "12008161X"}, "latest_revision": 15, "revision": 15, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-01T03:28:50.625462"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2025-09-20T21:31:28.800229"}}