Brothers

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Born in 1960 in Zhejiang, China, Yu Hua has published four

novels, six collections of stories, and three collections of

essays. His novels To Live and Chronicle of a Blood

Merchant were named two of the last decade's ten most

influential books in China. Yu Hua lives in Beijing.

ABOUT THE TRANSLATORS

Eileen Cheng-yin Chow and Carlos Rojas both teach modern

Chinese cultural studies, Eileen at Harvard University and

Carlos at Duke University. They are also the editors of

Rethinking Chinese Popular Culture:

Cannibalizations of the Canon.