Born Brothers - Hardcover

Larry Woiwode

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374115532 ISBN 13: 9780374115531

Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Co., 1988

Synopsis

Woiwode first introduced the Neumiller family in the critically acclaimed novel Beyond the Bedroom Wall. In Born Brothers he returns to this North Dakota family, focusing on the 30-year relationship between two Neumiller brothers, Charles and Jerome.

About this title

About the Author:

Larry Woiwode is a novelist and the poet laureate of North Dakota, where he resides.

From Library Journal:

Charles Neumillerdivorced, alcoholic, out of workrelives his North Dakota boyhood in an endless series of bittersweet, whiskey-induced flashbacks. Every sensory impression from these formative years is vividly recalled, every episode in the ongoing psychodrama between Charles and his older brother Jerome is replayed. Sporadically, the narrative refocuses on the present, and we see Charles blowing jobs, sneaking drinks, and holing up in cheap hotels. These infrequent awakenings stand out as the most interesting chapters in a work that otherwise seems to sink under the weight of period detail. While not absolutely necessary, familiarity with the acclaimed Beyond the Bedroom Wall , the first installment of this huge family saga, will help readers decipher the second. Larger fiction collections will want both. Edward B. St. John, Loyola Law Sch. Lib., Los Angeles
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Co.
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0374115532
• ISBN 13: 9780374115531
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 624