What is the book that Emile Hirsch reads in “Into the Wild”?

Question

In the film Into the Wild, Emile Hirsch keeps on reading a book at different times, such as night time. In some scenes, the cover of the book is slightly visible.

What was the book he was reading?

Answer 1

You can spot him reading a few different books:

• Family happiness (Leo Tolstoy)
• The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
• Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)

and, of course,

• Tanaina plantlore, Dena'ina k'et'una (Priscilla Russell Kari)

In the movie You can also see the entire book collection is carrying (at about minute 20), featuring:

• War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
• Death of Ivan Ilych (Leo Tolstoy)
• The Call of the Wild (Jack London) [that I already cited]
• White Fang (Jack London)
• Taras Bulba (Nicolai Gogol)
• Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
• The Spectator Bird (Stegner)
• Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak) [that I already cited]
• Family Happiness (Leo Tolstoy) [that I already cited]

According to the Krakauer's book, "Supertramp" was also carrying:

• Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
• Education of a Wandering Man (Louis L'Amour)
• Moon-Face (Jack London)
• Brown Wolf (Jack London)
• To Build a Fire (Jack London)
• Terminal Man (Michael Crichton)
• O Jersualem! (Larry Collins & Dominique Lapierre)

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Hope this helps.