He came to America looking for freedom.
America had other plans.
What if you're following a path you never chose?
Daniel Brant buys a one-way ticket to the United States with no plan, no contacts, and barely enough money to last a week. What follows is stranger than ambition, funnier than success, and far more difficult to explain.
Read the sample on Amazon →"A city saves no one. A city condemns no one. It simply meets who you are when you arrive."
American Bad Dream
"This isn't the story of a man discovering America. It's the story of America forcing him to discover himself."
About the novel
"I only regret the things I haven't done yet."
Daniel Brant — Chapter 32
About the book
A novel inspired by true events, set across the United States — from the American South to California. A man arrives with expectations. America dismantles them, city by city, decision by decision.
About the author
Savio Brayner lived in the United States for three years. American Bad Dream is his first novel written in English.