In the Distance

A young Swedish immigrant finds himself completely alone and broke in California. He knows two words in English — "America" and "New York" — and he believes that there, he will be able to find his brother, with whom he was separated at the very beginning of his journey. Thus begins the hero's years-long journey to the East, while everyone around is moving West. Scholars and criminals, gold diggers, Indians, and religious fanatics — they search for adventure and profit, but this is not his path.

An experimental western and coming-of-age novel in the tradition of the 19th century, "In the Distance" explores how deep loneliness can be and whether there is an escape from it.

For those who want to keep up with literary awards and follow cult modern literary novelties. For fans of intellectual literature.
For people interested in the theme of the Wild West, the exploration of new territories, the gold rush, and the romance of America in the 1850s.