Author | Hernan Diaz |
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Language | English |
Genre | |
Publisher | Coffee House Press |
Publication date | October 10, 2017 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 256 |
ISBN | 978-1-56689-488-3 |
OCLC | 975018812 |
813/.6 | |
LC Class | PS3604.I17 I5 2017 |
In the Distance is a 2017 novel by writer and professor Hernán Diaz.[1] The story recounts the life of Håkan, a Swedish emigrant who is separated from his brother on their journey to the United States in the mid-19th century. Penniless, Håkan travels across the American West, sometimes in very harsh conditions, with the goal of finding his brother in New York City.[2]