Born Brothers (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Larry Woiwode
- First Published: 1988
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, Family or family life, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Suicide, New York City, 1940’s, Religion, Midwest, 1980’s, College life, Brothers, Christianity, Students or student life
- Locales: New York, NY, Hyatt, ND, Pettibone, IL
Woiwode calls this novel a “companion volume” to Beyond the Bedroom Wall, and it returns to the characters and setting of that work. Beginning in the middle of the twentieth century, Born Brothers is filtered through the perceptions of Charles Neumiller; through his memories, he is seeking a meaning and purpose for his life. As elsewhere, Woiwode eschews chronological narrative, and the present is submerged deeply into the past. The novel progresses through various memories of Charles. To speak of a plot or setting is unhelpful; to force Woiwode's uniquely fashioned...
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