{"product_id":"in-the-distance","title":"In the Distance by Hernan Diaz","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eIn the Distance\u003c\/em\u003e follows Håkan, a young Swedish immigrant who is separated from his brother and ends up wandering alone across the nineteenth‑century American West. Moving against the usual direction of frontier narratives, he travels eastward through deserts, mining camps, and half‑built towns, becoming a kind of living legend even as he drifts further from human contact. Diaz’s prose is spare and exact, more interested in solitude, landscape, and myth‑making than in standard Western heroics.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003eWHY WE PICKED IT\u003cbr\u003eBecause it’s one of the most striking reworkings of the Western in recent years—lonely, disorienting, and quietly devastating. \u003cem\u003eIn the Distance\u003c\/em\u003e is a strong pick for readers of literary fiction, fans of revisionist Westerns, and anyone who likes big American landscapes with an outsider’s eye.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003eDETAILS\u003cbr\u003e• Author: Hernan Diaz\u003cbr\u003e• Publisher: Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e• Publication Date: March 5, 2024\u003cbr\u003e• Format: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e• ISBN: 9780593850565\u003cbr\u003e• Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cedar Leaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45011990806572,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2234\/1420\/files\/Screenshot2025-11-18at16.51.59.png?v=1763502724","url":"https:\/\/cedarleafbooks.com\/products\/in-the-distance","provider":"Cedar Leaf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}