In the Distance
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| 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]
Writing and composition
[edit]The novel took six years to write.[3] Diaz was drawn to the Western genre as he thought it had not "[fulfilled] its promise or potential".[3] Diaz wrote the book in Manhattan and Brooklyn.[1]
Reception
[edit]Carys Davies, for The Guardian, referred to the novel as a "thrilling narrative, full of twists and turns".[2] Catherine Taylor, for the Financial Times, praised In the Distance as an "extraordinary epic tale".[4]
The novel was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction[1][5] and the Pulitzer Prize.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Downes, Lawrence (2 May 2018). "A Debut Novel. A Tiny Press. A Pulitzer Finalist". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ a b Davies, Carys (6 July 2018). "In the Distance by Hernan Diaz review – a western unlike any other". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ a b Bady, Aaron (20 November 2017). "Subverting the Western: A Conversation With Hernan Diaz". The Nation. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ Taylor, Catherine (14 September 2018). "In the Distance by Hernan Diaz — lone star". www.ft.com. The Financial Times. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Announcing the Winner of the 2018 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction! | The PEN/Faulkner Foundation". PEN/Faulkner Award. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Finalist: In the Distance, by Hernan Diaz (Coffee House Press)". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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