- Male immigrants, Frontier and pioneer life, Swedes, Fiction
"A young Swedish boy finds himself in penniless and alone in California. He travels East in search of his brother, moving on foot against the great push to the West. Driven back over and over again on his journey through vast expanses, Håkan meets naturalists, criminals, religious fanatics, Indians, and lawmen, and his exploits turn him into a legend.
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Grave, prestige, contemplative and open-ended.
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- unpretentiousprestige
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- Author
- Hernán Díaz
- First published
- 2017
- Pages
- 256
- Publisher
- Coffee House Press
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781566894883
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