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Poignant tale of fraternal bonds and divergent paths.

"Brothers" will resonate with you, especially if you enjoy stories woven through with family dynamics and personal ambition. As you turn the pages, you'll navigate the complex relationship between Baldy Li and Song Gang, brothers by fate who carve divergent paths amid the tumultuous backdrop of the Cultural Revolution. Yu Hua meticulously draws characters that stay with you, tangled in a web of love, rivalry, and the inexorable pull of destiny. This novel isn't just a family saga; it's a mirror reflecting the transformative journey of not just two men but of a nation itself.

  • Man Asian Literary Prize Nominee (2008)
  • 亞洲週刊中文十大好書 for 小說類 (2006)
  • LovelyBooks Leserpreis Nominee for Allgemeine Literatur (2009)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Brothers

by Yu Hua
Regular price ₱440.55 Now ₱242.55 Save 45%
Unit price
per
ISBN: 9780330469715
Authors: Yu Hua
Publisher: Picador Asia
Date of Publication: 2009-01-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.08
(rated by 3083 readers)

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From the acclaimed--and controversial--Chinese novelist: a spirited comedy of society running amok in modern China that follows two brothers riding the dizzying roller coaster of life in a newly capitalist world.Baldy Li is a girl-crazy, teenage ne’er-do-well; his stepbrother, Song Gang, is by contrast bookish and compassionate. But despite their differences, they have vowed always to be close. They both, however, love Lin Hong, the most attractive girl in their village. While Baldy Li schemes to win her heart, inadvertently alienating her with his persistent crudeness, Lin Hong falls in love with his more respectable brother. And as the years pass and fortunes are made and lost, the brothers struggle to maintain their ties even as the world around them changes almost beyond recognition. With an unrivalled understanding of Chinese history and a satiric, compassionate eye, Yu Hua has created a book that will resonate with Western readers just as it dazzled--and scandalized--millions of Chinese. By turns comic and tragic, filled with sly humor and a vibrant sense of life in China today, Brothers is the most important work to date from this award-winning writer.
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Poignant tale of fraternal bonds and divergent paths.

"Brothers" will resonate with you, especially if you enjoy stories woven through with family dynamics and personal ambition. As you turn the pages, you'll navigate the complex relationship between Baldy Li and Song Gang, brothers by fate who carve divergent paths amid the tumultuous backdrop of the Cultural Revolution. Yu Hua meticulously draws characters that stay with you, tangled in a web of love, rivalry, and the inexorable pull of destiny. This novel isn't just a family saga; it's a mirror reflecting the transformative journey of not just two men but of a nation itself.

  • Man Asian Literary Prize Nominee (2008)
  • 亞洲週刊中文十大好書 for 小說類 (2006)
  • LovelyBooks Leserpreis Nominee for Allgemeine Literatur (2009)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.