The Holy Land — Par Lagerkvist

Lagerkvists 'The Holy Land' is a novel about one man coming to terms with the disappointments of his life and the ability to make the best of a seemingly futile situation. After he resigns to the reality of his oncoming demise, it turns out that it his journey, not the goal that is central, and only with this realization our character, and the reader, reach the Holy Land and inner peace. This story is a journey, a man closing in on death in an almost hallucinatory dream like state of mind where we travel towards our own end. It is unclear if the novel takes place in an actual setting realistic or if it's just imagination. -Peter Olofsson