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Brothers

A Novel

Brothers( )
Author: Chen, Da
ISBN:978-1-4000-9729-6
Publication Date:Jun 2007
Publisher:The Crown Publishing Group
Imprint:Broadway Books
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $16.00
Book Description:

At the height of China's Cultural Revolution a powerful general fathered two sons. Tan was born to the general's wife and into a life of comfort and luxury. His half brother, Shento, was born to the general's mistress, who threw herself off a cliff in the mountains of Balan only moments after delivering her child. Growing up, each remained ignorant of the other's existence. In Beijing, Tan enjoyed the best schools, the finest clothes, and the prettiest girls. Shento was raised on the...
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Book Details
Pages:448
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Sagas
Fiction / Historical / General
Fiction / Family Life / Siblings
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.382 x 7.917 x 1.014 Inches
Book Weight:0.752 Pounds
Author Biography
Chen, Da (Author)


Da Chen was a brilliant story teller who wrote about the hardships he suffered as a child growing up in the middle of China's Cultural Revolution. As a child he was forced to watch both his father and grandfather often beaten and stoned in public.

After Mao's death in 1976, Da Chen took the country's college entrance exam, on which he scored among the highest in the country. He was admitted to the prestigious Beijing Language and Culture University; upon graduation he joined the faculty teaching English. Offered a scholarship to Nebraska's Union College, Da Chen arrived in the United States with little more than $30 and a bamboo flute. He supported himself as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant." He then received a scholarship offer from Columbia University in New York City.

Da Chen earned a law degree, then worked as an investment banker on Wall Street. He tried his hand at writing a legal thriller, but was unsuccessful. After his second attempt, his wife suggested he write the stories he'd told his family about his early years in China. The result was "Colors of the Mountain". His other books include Sounds of the River; Brothers: A Novel; Wandering Warrior; and his most recent work, Girl Under a Red Moon.

Da Chen passed away on December 17, 2019 at the age of 57.

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