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Tim Lott
Novelist and Journalist
Tim Lott is a British novelist and journalist. Born in Southall, west London, in 1956, he worked as a music journalist and magazine publisher before turning to books. His first, The Scent of Dried Roses, a memoir of his family and the end of English suburbia, won the PEN/Ackerley Prize and is now a Penguin Modern Classic. His first novel, White City Blue, won the Whitbread First Novel Award in 1999. Later novels include Rumours of a Hurricane, The Love Secrets of Don Juan and When We Were Rich.
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Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
“He certainly recognised the deep divisions and rivalries between brothers, and Hamlet is a marvellous example of the murderous impulse that can exist between brothers. I love the speech when Hamlet’s uncle Claudius admits to being inflicted with “the primal eldest curse” for killing his brother, and begs on his knees for forgiveness for this ultimate violation of the law of nature.” — via Interview, March 2012
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Atomised
by Michel Houellebecq
“Atomised is an important book, if only for its determination to break taboos – the hatred of women of both Bruno and Michel is apparent – but it is not important for its portrayal of brotherhood.” — via Interview, March 2012
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Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
“Death of a Salesman is more about the relationship between fathers and sons than brothers, but the motif of maimed brother relationships runs in all directions. Just as Willy idealised Ben, Happy clearly thinks more of Biff than he ought to. We are taken into a world where brothers project their fantasies onto one another – a course that can only end badly.” — via Interview, March 2012
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East of Eden
by John Steinbeck · 2003 · Fiction
“What interests me in East of Eden above all is the reference to Cain and Abel. That story is absolutely key to the relationship between Adam and Charles.” — via Interview, March 2012
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A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
by Norman Maclean
“What really struck me about this book was the love between these two brothers. That is what I felt a relationship between brothers should and could be – that some people actually have, and which I missed out on.” — via Interview, March 2012
