{"product_id":"summer-brother-paperback","title":"Summer Brother - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJaap Robben\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Doherty\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummer Brother\u003c\/i\u003e is an honest, tender account of brotherly love between a disabled boy and his abled brother, which will resonate with readers of \u003ci\u003eRain Man\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dutch author Jaap Robben's second novel shows us the shedding of innocence. \u003ci\u003eSummer Brother\u003c\/i\u003e, translated by David Doherty, shakes out over a hot summer, during that potent lull when characters so splendidly boil, burst and bloom...\u003ci\u003eSummer Brother\u003c\/i\u003e grapples with the consequences of carelessness and the abuse of power and trust, even if the violation is unintentional...Robben is wonderful at drawing characters with just a few deliberate strokes...Like a photographer shooting a portrait, Robben captures his subjects in \u003ci\u003eSummer Brother\u003c\/i\u003e in a focused close-up.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirteen-year-old Brian lives in a trailer on a forgotten patch of land with his divorced and uncaring father. His older brother Lucien, physically and mentally disabled, has been institutionalized for years. While Lucien's home is undergoing renovations, he is sent to live with his father and younger brother for the summer. Their detached father leaves Brian to care for Lucien's special needs. But how do you look after someone when you don't know what they need? How do you make the right choices when you still have so much to discover? \u003ci\u003eSummer Brother\u003c\/i\u003e is an honest, tender account of brotherly love, which will resonate with readers of \u003ci\u003eRain Man\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirteen-year-old Brian lives in a trailer on a forgotten patch of land with his divorced and uncaring father. His older brother Lucien, physically and mentally disabled, has been institutionalized for years. While Lucien's home is undergoing renovations, he is sent to live with his father and younger brother for the summer. Their detached father leaves Brian to care for Lucien's special needs. But how do you look after someone when you don't know what they need? How do you make the right choices when you still have so much to discover? Summer Brother is an honest, tender account of brotherly love, which will resonate with readers of Rain Man. \"Lovingly, Robben shows Brian's hapless attempts to deal with pills and full diapers, yet all the while he is working mercilessly towards the inevitable climax.\" VPRO Gids \"Subtle and refined.\" NRC Handelsblad\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAAP ROBBEN\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, playwright, performer, and acclaimed children's author. \u003ci\u003eYou Have Me to Love\u003c\/i\u003e, his first novel for adults, won the 2014 Dutch Booksellers Award, the Dioraphte Prize, and the ANV Award for best Dutch debut. Robben was chosen as one of the featured debut authors at the 2018 Brooklyn Book Festival. \u003ci\u003eSummer Brother\u003c\/i\u003e, a bestseller in the Netherlands, is his second novel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID DOHERTY\u003c\/b\u003e studied English and literary linguistics in the UK before moving to Amsterdam, where he has been translating all manner of Dutch texts since 1996. He was commended by the jury of the 2017 Vondel Translation Prize for Marente de Moor's \u003ci\u003eThe Dutch Maiden\u003c\/i\u003e and Jaap Robben's \u003ci\u003eYou Have Me to Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and was runner-up in 2019 for his translation of \u003ci\u003eMonte Carlo\u003c\/i\u003e by Peter Terrin. Jaap Robben's \u003ci\u003eSummer Brother\u003c\/i\u003e, which Doherty most recently translated, was longlisted for the 2021 International Booker Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Man Booker International Prize (2021)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769262702880,"sku":"9781642860702","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6d938e41d4658d4c694165a2b9da4abe.webp?v=1780344566","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/summer-brother-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}