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The Brothers K by David James Duncan (1996, Trade Paperback, Reprint)

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Brothers K, Paperback by Duncan, David James, ISBN 055337849X, ISBN-13 9780553378498, Brand New, Free shipping in the US While their father mourns the end of his baseball career and their mother clings obsessively to her faith, the four Chance brothers choose their own ways to deal with what the world has to offer them

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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK Once in a great while a writer comes along who can truly capture the drama and passion of the life of a family. David James Duncan, author of the novel The River Why and the collection River Teeth, is just such a writer. And in The Brothers K he tells a story both striking and in its originality and poignant in its universality. This touching, uplifting novel spans decades of loyalty, anger, regret, and love in the lives of the Chance family. A father whose dreams of glory on a baseball field are shattered by a mill accident. A mother who clings obsessively to religion as a ward against the darkest hour of her past. Four brothers who come of age during the seismic upheavals of the sixties and who each choose their own way to deal with what the world has become. By turns uproariously funny and deeply moving, and beautifully written throughout, The Brothers K is one of the finest chronicles of our lives in many years. Praise for The Brothers K "The pages of The Brothers K sparkle." -- The New York Times Book Review "Duncan is a wonderfully engaging writer." -- Los Angeles Times "This ambitious book succeeds on almost every level and every page." -- USA Today "Duncan's prose is a blend of lyrical rhapsody, sassy hyperbole and all-American vernacular." -- San Francisco Chronicle " The Brothers K affords the . . . deep pleasures of novels that exhaustively create, and alter, complex worlds. . . . One always senses an enthusiastic and abundantly talented and versatile writer at work." -- The Washington Post Book World "Duncan . . . tells the larger story of an entire popular culture struggling to redefine itself--something he does with the comic excitement and depth of feeling one expects from Tom Robbins." -- Chicago Tribune

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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
055337849x
ISBN-13
9780553378498
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038420310

Product Key Features

Book Title
Brothers K
Author
David James Duncan
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Reprint
Topic
Family Life, Literary, Sports
Publication Year
1996
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
656 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Ps3554.U4634b7 1996
Edition Description
Reprint
Reviews
"The pages of The Brothers K sparkle!"-- The New York Times Book Review . "Duncan is a wonderfully engaging writer."-- Los Angeles Times ., "The pages of The Brothers K sparkle."- The New York Times Book Review "Duncan is a wonderfully engaging writer."- Los Angeles Times "This ambitious book succeeds on almost every level and every page."- USA Today "Duncan's prose is a blend of lyrical rhapsody, sassy hyperbole and all-American vernacular."- San Francisco Chronicle " The Brothers K affords the . . . deep pleasures of novels that exhaustively create, and alter, complex worlds. . . . One always senses an enthusiastic and abundantly talented and versatile writer at work."- The Washington Post Book World "Duncan . . . tells the larger story of an entire popular culture struggling to redefine itself-something he does with the comic excitement and depth of feeling one expects from Tom Robbins."- Chicago Tribune From the Trade Paperback edition., "The pages of The Brothers K sparkle."-- The New York Times Book Review "Duncan is a wonderfully engaging writer."-- Los Angeles Times "This ambitious book succeeds on almost every level and every page."-- USA Today "Duncan's prose is a blend of lyrical rhapsody, sassy hyperbole and all-American vernacular."-- San Francisco Chronicle " The Brothers K affords the . . . deep pleasures of novels that exhaustively create, and alter, complex worlds. . . . One always senses an enthusiastic and abundantly talented and versatile writer at work."-- The Washington Post Book World "Duncan . . . tells the larger story of an entire popular culture struggling to redefine itself--something he does with the comic excitement and depth of feeling one expects from Tom Robbins."-- Chicago Tribune, "The pages ofThe Brothers Ksparkle!"--The New York Times Book Review. "Duncan is a wonderfully engaging writer."--Los Angeles Times.
Copyright Date
1992
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
96-004685
Dewey Decimal
Fic
Dewey Edition
20

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by VgjUsJeUREy@Del...Feb 02, 2013
This book will move you, and stay with you for a long time!
The Brothers K is incisively and poetically written. It is an extremely accomplished book. The story is absorbing, but even if it weren't, the book is worth reading for the skillful beauty of the language. David James Duncan takes us inside a very American family; we possibly get to know each family member better than they know each other, although in this family, they do understand each other deeply. This exploration of individual as well as familial complexities, desires, sorrows, development and growth is profoundly satisfying, even as it encourages contemplation in the reader. We are absorbed by each historical moment in which the book takes place, and this book spans the periods from WWII through the end of the Viet Nam war. Read this!
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by pastprincipalNov 26, 2023
Halfway through, I put it down.
VERY LONG book. Very wordy. At first I found the topic of baseball interesting, but my interest waned. I did not finish the book.
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by baird2851Oct 08, 2017
Great book!
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