100502667776 Yu Hua http://a5.ak.lscdn.net/system/uploads/927589e1-5905-d45c-ba65-155d2c4550c2/autoscale-80.png 8.75 Originally published as two separate books, this 2009 edition of Chinese writer Yu Hua's fictional novel combines both copies into one deluxe edition. Based on ideas from his travels around the world, Hua candidly and comically explores Chinese culture over the expanse of three decades. Situated around the fictional relationship of two deeply connected step-brothers, Baldy Li and Song Gang, Brothers is a passionate perspective into the tumultuous lives of the 'everyday' Chinese life. Translated by Eileen Cheng-yin and Carlos Rojas, it's sure to leave you wondering if true life is stranger than fiction. 5