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The Sisters Brothers
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The Sisters Brothers is shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. It is a darkly funny, offbeat western about a reluctant assassin and his murderous brother. The Sisters Brothers confirms deWitt as one of the most talented young writers around. Sunday Times Hermann Kermit Warm is going...
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Included in the BEST OF GRANTA series: deWitt's dazzlingly original novel is a darkly funny, offbeat western about a reluctant assassin and his murderous brother, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Included in the BEST OF GRANTA series: deWitt's dazzlingly original novel is a darkly funny, offbeat western about a reluctant assassin and his murderous brother, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
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The Sisters Brothers is shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. It is a darkly funny, offbeat western about a reluctant assassin and his murderous brother.
The Sisters Brothers confirms deWitt as one of the most talented young writers around. Sunday Times
Hermann Kermit Warm is going to die. Across 1000 miles of Oregon desert, his assassins, the notorious Eli and Charlies Sisters, rideโfighting, shooting, and drinking their way to Sacramento. But their prey isn't an easy mark, the road is long and bloody, and somewhere along the path, Eli begins to question what he does for a livingโand who he does it for.
Filled with a remarkable cast of losers, cheaters, and ne'er-do-wells from all stripes of lifeโand told by a complex and compelling narrator, it is a violent, lustful odyssey through the underworld of the 1850s frontier. It beautifully captures the humour, melancholy, and grit of the Old West, through a tale of two brothers bound by blood, violence, and love.
Superb... deWitt has ensured another unforgettable pair their place in fictive lore. Sunday Telegraph
Now a major motion picture starring Jake Gyllenhaal, John C. Reilly, and Joaquin Phoenix.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781803510026
Publisher: Granta Publications Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 April 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Granta Publications Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 232g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Patrick Dewitt's first novel, Ablutions, was published by Granta Books in 2009. His second novel, The Sisters Brothers won the Govenor General Literary Award and was shortlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize. He has since written two more novels: Undermajordomo Minor and French Exit. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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