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Fábio Moon
Two Brothers
Synopsis
Twin brothers Omar and Yaqub may share the same features, but they could not be more different from one another. And the possessive love of their mother, Zana, stirs the troubled waters between them even more. After a brutally violent exchange between the young boys, Yaqub, “the good son,” is sent from his home in Brazil to live with relatives in Lebanon, only to return five years later as a virtual stranger to the parents who bore him, his tensions with Omar unchanged. Family secrets engage the reader in this profoundly resonant story about identity, love, loss, deception, and the dissolution of blood ties. Set in the port city of Manaus on the riverbanks of the Amazon, Two Brothers celebrates the vibrant life and diversity of Brazil. Based on a work by acclaimed novelist Milton Hatoum, Two Brothers is stunningly reimagined by the award-winning graphic novelists Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá.
Genres
Characters
OmarProtagonist
The wild, spoiled, and sensual twin brother who remains in Brazil, coddled by his mother's intense affection.
YaqubProtagonist
The reserved and disciplined twin brother who is sent to Lebanon for five years after a violent clash with Omar, returning as a virtual stranger.
ZanaSupporting
The twins' mother, whose possessive and unequal love for her sons deepens the bitter rivalry between them.
HalimSupporting
The patriarch of the family and husband of Zana, who struggles to manage the explosive tension between his twin sons.
NaelSupporting
The son of Domingas and the narrator of the family's tragic history, observing the household's slow dissolution from within.