In the Distance

In the Distance
AuthorHernan Diaz
LanguageEnglish
Genre
PublisherCoffee House Press
Publication date
October 10, 2017
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages256
ISBN978-1-56689-488-3
OCLC975018812
813/.6
LC ClassPS3604.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]

  1. ^ Downes, Lawrence (2 May 2018). "A Debut Novel. A Tiny Press. A Pulitzer Finalist". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. ^ Davies, Carys (6 July 2018). "In the Distance by Hernan Diaz review – a western unlike any other". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 March 2019.