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My Brother

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title My Brother
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Karin Smirnoff
Translated by Anna Paterson
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 135
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9781782275695
ClassificationsDewey:839.738
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Pushkin Press
Imprint Pushkin Press
Publication Date 4 March 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Jana is returning to see her twin brother Bror, still living in the small family farmhouse in the rural north of Sweden. It's decrepit and crumbling, and Bror is determinedly drinking himself to an early grave. They're both damaged by horrific childhood experiences, buried deep in the past, but Jana cannot keep running. Alive with the brutality and beauty of the landscape, My Brother is a novel steeped in darkness and violence - about abuse, love, complicity, and coming to terms with the past. It's the story of a homecoming without a home: a story of forgiveness.

Author Biography

Karin Smirnoff (born 1964) lives in Pitea in Sweden. She worked as a journalist before quitting her job to buy a wood factory. After a couple of years she longed to get back to writing and wrote her debut novel: My Brother.

Reviews

'This year's best novel... Brutal, colourful, carnal... Impossible to put down' - Expressen 'Every now and then there are debut novels that appear like crown jewels...My Brother belongs there: clever, detailed and shimmering' - Svenska Dagbladet