{"product_id":"the-brothers-hardcover","title":"The Brothers - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMilton Hatoum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Gledson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroducing a major new voice in Brazilian letters.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet among a Lebanese immigrant community in the Brazilian port of Manaus, \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of identical twins, Yaqub and Omar, whose mutual jealousy is offset only by their love for their mother. But it is Omar who is the object of Zana's Jocasta-like passion, while her husband, Halim, feels her slipping away from him, as their beautiful daughter, RGnia, makes a tragic claim on her brothers' affection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVivid, exotic, and lushly atmospheric, \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a family's disintegration, of a changing city and the culture clash between the native-born inhabitants and a new immigrant group, and of the future the next generation will make from the ruins.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMilton Hatoum \u003c\/b\u003ewon Brazil's leading literary award, the Jabuti Prize, in 1990 for his first novel. He is a professor of French literature at the University of Amazonas, and lives in Spo Paulo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 238\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.6 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134172237959,"sku":"9780374141189","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d0411879b3231aed410c1793c620578b.webp?v=1732639633","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-brothers-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}