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Summer Brother
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This novel will appeal to readers interested in emotional, character-driven stories about family dynamics, disability, and adolescence.
In this honest, tender account of brotherly love, thirteen-year-old Brian is tasked with caring for his disabled older brother.
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LonGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2021
In this honest, tender account of brotherly love, thirteen-year-old Brian is tasked with caring for his disabled older brother.
Thirteen-year-old Brian lives in a trailer on a forgotten patch of land with his divorced and uncaring father. His older brother Lucien, physically and mentally disabled, has been institutionalised for years. While Lucien's home is undergoing renovations, he is sent to live with his father and younger brother for the summer. Their detached father leaves Brian to care for Lucien's special needs. But how do you look after someone when you don't know what they need? How do you make the right choices when you still have so much to discover?
Summer Brother is an honest, tender account of brotherly love, which will resonate with readers of Rain Man.
'A sensitive yet unsentimental depiction of poverty and disability from the perspective of an abled character.' - Kirkus Reviews
'A tragic tale of generational dysfunction.' - Publishers Weekly
'The book's language is precise and forthright as Brian observes, and portrays in stark terms, the intense, awkward, and lovely actions of those around him. Sharp exchanges reveal characters who are witty and earnest in equal measure. Summer Brother is a harrowing novel about dysfunctional family dynamics and the universal awkwardness of being a teenager.' - Foreword Reviews
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ISBN: 9781642860702
Publisher: World Editions
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 February 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: World Editions
Illustration: Illustrations
Contributors:
- Translated by David Doherty
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 139.0mm
Height: 215.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 288
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About the Author
JAAP ROBBEN is a poet, playwright, performer, and acclaimed children's author. You Have Me to Love, his first novel for adults, won the 2014 Dutch Booksellers Award, the Dioraphte Prize, and the ANV Award for best Dutch debut. Robben was chosen as one of the featured debut authors at the 2018 Brooklyn Book Festival. Summer Brother, a bestseller in the Netherlands, is his second novel.
DAVID DOHERTY studied English and literary linguistics in the UK before moving to Amsterdam, where he has been translating all manner of Dutch texts since 1996. He was commended by the jury of the 2017 Vondel Translation Prize for Marente de Moor's The Dutch Maiden and Jaap Robben's You Have Me to Love, and was runner-up in 2019 for his translation of Monte Carlo by Peter Terrin. Jaap Robben's Summer Brother, which Doherty most recently translated, was longlisted for the 2021 International Booker Prize.
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