Born Brothers (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Larry Woiwode
- First Published: 1988
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Family
- Time of Work: The 1940’s through the 1980’s
- Setting: Hyatt, North Dakota; Pettibone, Illinois; and New York City
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s
- Locales: New York, NY
Characters Discussed
Charles Neumiller, the narrator, whose recollections of his youth record a Neumiller family history. He is an alcoholic whose marriage has ended, and his life is a shambles. In his spiritual agony, he admits his loss and readiness for death as he writes his memoirs for his beloved brother Jerome, to whom the title refers. Although the Neumiller family is poor, his remembrances of his childhood in North Dakota are generally happy, the one dark cloud being his mother Alpha’s fears that he is too headstrong. A family move to Illinois sets the stage for...
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