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In the Distance
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
In the Distance
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Hernan Diaz
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:344 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Westerns Historical fiction |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781911547235
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Classifications | Dewey:813.6 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Daunt Books
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Imprint |
Daunt Books
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Publication Date |
21 June 2018 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A young Swedish immigrant finds himself penniless and alone in California. The boy travels east in search of his brother, moving on foot against the great current of emigrants pushing west. Driven back again and again, he meets naturalists, criminals, religious fanatics, swindlers, Indians, and lawmen, and his exploits turn him into a legend. Diaz defies the conventions of historical fiction and genre, offering a probing look at the stereotypes that populate our past and a portrait of radical foreignness.
Author Biography
Hernan Diaz is the author of Borges, Between History and Eternity and is the associate director of the Hispanic Institute at Columbia University. He lives in New York.
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