Brothers A Novel
Brothers, a novel by Yu Hua, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on January 12, 2010, spans 656 pages and is presented in English. This work offers a vivid exploration of modern Chinese society through a blend of black comedy and dramatic storytelling. Set against the backdrop of forty years of tumultuous Chinese history, it captures the chaotic transitions from the Cultural Revolution to the rise of extreme materialism, focusing on the lives of two stepbrothers, Baldy Li and Song Gang.
Readers will encounter a surreal narrative that intertwines the tragic and the absurd, as the stepbrothers navigate their complex relationship amidst personal and societal upheavals. The story delves into themes of rivalry, love, and the pursuit of wealth, reflecting the cultural heritage and societal changes in China. Brothers presents a unique perspective on the challenges of maintaining familial bonds in a rapidly evolving landscape, making it a significant addition to contemporary literature.
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A bestseller in China, Brothers is an epic and wildly unhinged black comedy of modern Chinese society running amok.
Here is China as we’ve never seen it before, in a sweeping, Rabelaisian panorama of forty years of rough-and-rumble Chinese history, from the madness of the Cultural Revolution to the equally rabid madness of extreme materialism. Yu Hua, award-winning author of To Live, gives us a surreal tale of two comically mismatched stepbrothers, Baldy Li, a sex-obsessed ne’er-do-well, and the bookish, sensitive Song Gang, who vow that they will always be brothers—a bond they will struggle to maintain over the years as they weather the ups and downs of rivalry in love and making and losing millions in the new China.
Both tragic and absurd by turns, Brothers is a fascinating vision of an extraordinary place and time.
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