{"product_id":"brothers-paperback","title":"Brothers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYu Hua\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEileencheng-Yin Chow\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eCarlos Rojas\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bestseller in China, \u003ci\u003eBrothers\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic and wildly unhinged black comedy of modern Chinese society running amok. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere 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 \u003ci\u003eTo Live\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth tragic and absurd by turns, \u003ci\u003eBrothers\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating vision of an extraordinary place and time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYU HUA \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of five novels, six story collections, and four essay collections. He has also contributed op-ed pieces to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been translated into more than forty languages. He is the recipient of many awards, including the James Joyce Award, France's Prix Courrier International, and Italy's Premio Grinzane Cavour. He lives in Beijing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 656\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.06 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45466898399276,"sku":"9780307386069","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/BRXEs-t98I9780307386069.webp?v=1776628067","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/brothers-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}