Engel’s pacing is breathless-she covers three generations in under 200 pages-but just as frequently gives way to heart- and time-stopping moments. “As moving as it is riveting, Patricia Engel’s Infinite Country is a one-of-a-kind telling of the timeless story of migration. Patricia Engel writes with deep empathy but also a novelist's keenly penetrating eye: her gaze misses nothing." "A raw, richly detailed immigration tale rooted in the beautiful specificities of real life. Infinite Country is both a damning indictment of immigration policies that split up families, and an intimate story of one family’s search for home." The quiet gracefulness of Engel’s prose further elevates the power of this beautifully written tale. "Engel astutely depicts how exile is both a physical and a psychological state. The novel captures the romance of the immigrants' first days in America with visceral tenderness. Engel's capacity to dive deep into history and folklore extends also into her narration. intimate and meticulously rendered descriptions of Andean landscapes and mythology, of Colombia's long history of violence. "An exceptionally powerful and illuminating story about a Colombian family torn apart by war and migration." Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction Longlist.Entertainment Weekly #1 Best Book of the Year.Washington Post Notable Book of the Year.
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