Toronto: House of Anansi Press Inc., 2011. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover (roughly) 9" by 6" (inches), french flaps, flat uncreased spine, square tight & clean, 330 pages, Very Good Plus condition with minor edge wear. "Fresh, hilariously anti-heroic, often genuinely chilling, & relentlessly compelling. Yes, this is a mighty fine read, & deWitt a mighty fine writer." (National Post) Check out the scans. . 6th Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Synopsis

Shortlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize, deWitt's dazzlingly original second novel is a darkly funny, offbeat western about a reluctant assassin and his murderous brother.Hermann Kermit Warm is going to die. Across 1000 miles of Oregon desert his assassins, the notorious Eli and Charlie Sisters, ride - fighting, shooting, and drinking their way to Sacramento. But their prey isn't an easy mark, the road is long and bloody, and somewhere along the path Eli begins to question what he does for a living - and whom he does it for. The Sisters Brothers pays homage to the classic Western, transforming it into an unforgettable ribald tour de force. Filled with a remarkable cast of losers, cheaters, and ne'er-do-wells from all stripes of life - and told by a complex and compelling narrator, it is a violent, lustful odyssey through the underworld of the 1850s frontier that beautifully captures the humor, melancholy, and grit of the Old West and two brothers bound by blood, violence, and love.

Reviews

On Aug 19 2011, West of Eden Books said:

Narrated by the stouter half of a pair of old west hitmen, Patrick deWitt's The Sister's Brothers takes us on a journey from Oregon to California during the gold rush, ostensibly to complete an assignment from their shadowy boss, but really in search of the dual protagonist's futures.Eli Sisters is becoming ambivalent about his career path and longs to settle down, Charlie prefers to drink and womanize as always but this particular assignment will change them both permanently.A new western novel full of the taste of dust and grit, plenty of pain and blood, and large doses of humor and human emotion, The Sister's Brothers delivers on all levels with rich and complex characters, a plot full of twists and a conclusion that takes both the characters and the reader by surprise.

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Bookseller: Nessa Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 21B024
Title: The Sisters Brothers
Author: deWitt, Patrick
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Plus
Edition: 6th Printing
ISBN 10: 1770890327
ISBN 13: 9781770890329
Publisher: House of Anansi Press Inc.
Place of Publication: Toronto
Date Published: 2011
Keywords: The Sisters Brothers deWitt, Patrick House of Anansi Press Inc. 1770890327 "Fresh, hilariously anti-heroic, often genuinely chilling, & relentlessly compelling. Yes, this is a mighty fine read, & deWitt a mighty fine writer." (Nationa
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction; CanLit;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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