{"product_id":"the-brothers-k-paperback","title":"The Brothers K - 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\u003eDavid James Duncan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Once in a great while a writer comes along who can truly capture the drama and passion of the life of a family. David James Duncan, author of the novel \u003ci\u003eThe River Why\u003c\/i\u003e and the collection \u003ci\u003eRiver Teeth, \u003c\/i\u003eis just such a writer. And in \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers K \u003c\/i\u003ehe tells a story both striking and in its originality and poignant in its universality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This touching, uplifting novel spans decades of loyalty, anger, regret, and love in the lives of the Chance family. A father whose dreams of glory on a baseball field are shattered by a mill accident. A mother who clings obsessively to religion as a ward against the darkest hour of her past. Four brothers who come of age during the seismic upheavals of the sixties and who each choose their own way to deal with what the world has become. By turns uproariously funny and deeply moving, and beautifully written throughout, \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers K \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the finest chronicles of our lives in many years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers K\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The pages of \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers K \u003c\/i\u003esparkle.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Duncan is a wonderfully engaging writer.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This ambitious book succeeds on almost every level and every page.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Duncan's prose is a blend of lyrical rhapsody, sassy hyperbole and all-American vernacular.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Brothers K \u003c\/i\u003eaffords the . . . deep pleasures of novels that exhaustively create, and alter, complex worlds. . . . One always senses an enthusiastic and abundantly talented and versatile writer at work.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Duncan . . . tells the larger story of an entire popular culture struggling to redefine itself--something he does with the comic excitement and depth of feeling one expects from Tom Robbins.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally in trade paperback, complementing Bantam's new release of \"River Teeth and our consistently bestselling edition of \"The River Why, here is \"The Brothers K, a lyrical and lovely novel of family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid James Duncan \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eThe River Why, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich won the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award in 1983, and \u003ci\u003eRiver Teeth, \u003c\/i\u003ea collection of stories and writings. He lives with his wife, the sculptor Adrian Arleo, and family, in Western Montana where he is at work on his next novel.\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 1.47 x 8.22 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oregon Book Awards (1993)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52520104624435,"sku":"9780553378498","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WTNJbjVnMXlVMkJrb2g0cTNlOVV6UT09.webp?v=1760518438","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-brothers-k-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}