![]() ![]() Hernan Díaz defies the conventions of historical fiction and genre (travel narratives, the bildungsroman, nature writing, the Western), offering a probing look at the stereotypes that populate our past and a portrait of radical foreignness. Determined to find Linus, Håkan moves against the tide of history, experiencing the Gold Rush and its effects, witnessing the formation of America and the betrayal of its dream. Moving on foot against the great current of emigrants pushing West, he is driven back again and again, meeting naturalists, criminals, religious fanatics, swindlers, Native Americans and lawmen - and his exploits turn him into a legend. The boy travels East in search of his brother, from whom he was separated in the crowds and chaos during their journey across the sea. ![]() Ī young Swedish immigrant finds himself penniless and alone in California. “In the Distance is a novel about radical foreignness – about being lost in a country that does not yet exist. ![]()
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