The setting, with all of its contradictions, is crucial. The land provides a deceptive promise of freedom, yet also presents itself as a burden. I'm drawn to these contradictions. They feed the emotional intensity of the novel... (Jon Pineda)

The setting, with all of its contradictions, is crucial. The land provides a deceptive promise of freedom, yet also presents itself as a burden. I'm drawn to these contradictions. They feed the emotional intensity of the novel...

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