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My Brother and His Brother

Håkan Lindquist

"My Brother and His Brother" tells the story of 18 year-old Jonas, who throughout his teenage years has been trying to find out about Paul, the brother who died before he was born. Eventually, Jonas discovers that Paul had an intense love affair with another boy during the last year of his life. His search for truth is related like a mystery where there are loose ends, clues and cliff hangers. A love story that continues. Hakan Lindquist s debut novel received critical acclaim when it first appeared in Sweden in 1993. It won the Prix Litteraire Bordelaise de Lunetterie when it was published in French in 2002. "My Brother and His Brother" has been translated into twelve languages."

Book Details

  • Publisher: Bruno Gmuender
  • Publish Date: Mar 1st, 2017
  • Pages: 176
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.00in - 5.25in - 0.41in - 0.46lb
  • EAN: 9783959852524
  • Categories: LGBTQ+ - GayComing of AgeLiterary

About the Author

Lindquist, Håkan: - "Håkan Lindquist was born in Oskarshamn, a small harbor town on the southeast coast of Sweden; it is the setting for his debut novel, the critically acclaimed "My Brother and His Brother". The Book received a literary award - Prix Littéraire de la Bordelaise de Lunetterie - in 2002, when it was first published in France. Lindquist has written five novels, several short stories and one opera libretto. His novels and short stories have been translated and published in several European countries."

Praise for this book

" ... this novel immediately establishes its creator as one of the luminaries of contemporary gay literature. A short novel with only six main characters, its richness teases the reader's mind long after closing its covers. The book is definitely a keeper." Lambda Literary