The Sisters Brothers
Canadian and American novelist, born 1975.
The Sisters Brothers is a 2011 novel by Patrick deWitt. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2011.
In historical fiction, family saga
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Patrick deWitt
- First published
- 2011
- Length
- 336 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Booker Prize shortlist, 2011
- Walter Scott Prize shortlist, 2012
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Adventure, Crime, Family saga
Is The Sisters Brothers worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Booker Prize and the Walter Scott Prize.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 2011) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Walter Scott Prize (winners and shortlists) (Abbotsford Trust, 2012) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of The Sisters Brothers
The edition we link to is the Granta Books paperback (2012), 336 pages.
- Publisher
- Granta Books (paperback, 2012)
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN
- 9781847083197
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Sisters Brothers
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 27% of the points available on prize lists, against 0% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work