Brother

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Review Accomplished and confident: every word hits its mark . Brother is an exquisite novel (Guardian)A breathtaking achievement. It is a compulsive, brutal and flawless novel that is full of accomplished storytelling with not a word spare (Observer)A brilliant, powerful elegy from a living brother to a lost one, yet pulsing with rhythm, and beating with life (Marlon James, Man Booker Prize-winning author of A Brief History of Seven Killings)I love this novel. Riveting, composed, charged with feeling, Brother surrounds us with music and aspiration, fidelity and beauty (Madeleine Thien, author of Man Booker Prize-shortlisted novel Do Not Say We Have Nothing)Brother is a surprising and really shocking novel, unafraid of exploring the overlaps in love, loss, sexuality, race, place, terror and class. It is bold. It is brilliant. It marks the beginning of an absolutely mammoth literary talent (Kiese Laymon, author of 'How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America')Exploring universal themes of love between brothers as well as race, masculinity and the challenges faced by immigrant families, it promises to be an enthralling and timely read (Independent)Beautifully written. Subtle, yet sharp. David Chariandy is an incredible writer (Reni Eddo-Lodge, author of Why I'm No Longer Talking About Race)Chariandy paints his characters with such clarity and sensitivity, it is impossible not to feel every disappointment and frustration with them. This is an evocative study of brotherhood, belonging, masculinity and race, powerful and believable enough to provoke sorrow and anger. I can't wait to see what the young Chariandy does next (Best Upcoming Titles of 2018 Big Issue)Mesmerizing. Poetic. Achingly Soulful. Brother is a pitch-perfect song of masculinity and tenderness, and of the ties of family and community (Lawrence Hill, author of The Book of Negroes)A taut, highly visual, time-stopping story . What Chariandy has created in this slim book is a language that can transcend the limits of words . A book worth reading through an entire library to find (Globe and Mail) Book Description An essential novel from a powerful new voice, Brother is a gripping and emotional story about family, race and love About the Author David Chariandy grew up in Toronto and lives and teaches in Vancouver. He is the author of the novels Soucouyant, which received nominations from eleven literary awards juries, and Brother, which won the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and the Toronto Book Award, was longlisted for the 2019 Aspen Words Literary Prize and nominated for the 2019 Dublin Literary Award.