by David Chariandy · Chiarelettere · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788832961348
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«Brother» is the novel by David Chariandy, published by Chiarelettere in paperback (164 pages, in Italian).
The novel follows Michael and Francis, two brothers growing up on the outskirts of Toronto while their mother, originally from the Caribbean, works to support them. Amid hip hop music, the neighbourhood and the pressure of prejudice, Francis teaches his younger brother to make his way; one tragic night changes their lives, and only years later can they face the past.
Translation by Federica Aceto; part of the Narrazioni collection and published on 18 April 2019.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in stories about immigration, racism and family bonds.
David John Chariandy is a Canadian writer and academic, presently working as a Professor of English literature at the University of Toronto. His 2017 novel Brother won the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, and Toronto Book Award.
