Brother (Part 2)

Author: Yu Hua
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: As last year's Chinese novelist known for creating suspense, Yu Hua completed the second part of Brothers, a 330,000-word work, in late February after publishing the first part, which was 180,000 words, in July last year. This marks the longest work by Yu Hua. Brothers is the first time Yu Hua has used an "epilogue" in his writing. The second part, including the epilogue, has 51 chapters, with the first two to three chapters depicting the brothers' happy and peaceful life after getting paid. Next, seven chapters detail the "triangle relationship" between the brothers and Lin Hong, spanning over 60,000 words. The departed have left, but the living endure. Li Lan has passed away, embarking on a long journey in the underworld, searching for the trace of Song Fanping among the vast spirits, unaware of how her two sons have wandered in the mortal world.