Breeze answers “Chapter 20 - When I first read it, I...”

Steve B. asked this question about In the Distance:

Chapter 20 - When I first read it, I thought I had caught editorial errors as the same passages were repeated 2 or 3 times, word for word, only pages apart. Then realized this may be the writer symbolizing the circular thoughts that have been created in Hakan's solitude, with no longer a linear structure but simply a circular repeatable pattern. Which is it?

Breeze This was intentional. I asked the author about it. It's hypnotic. It's Hakan falling away from reality (my explanation) as he descends into his solitu…moreThis was intentional. I asked the author about it. It's hypnotic. It's Hakan falling away from reality (my explanation) as he descends into his solitude.(less)

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Susan Thanks for posting, Breeze. I couldn’t make it to the Miami book fair last weekend to a discussion with the author. Can you remember any other interes ...more
Nov 22, 2018 04:38AM

Breeze I contacted the author by googling his name and sent a personal email to him at the institution where he teaches. I loved, loved, loved this book so m ...more
Nov 22, 2018 12:45PM

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