Overcoming a background of poverty and political oppression in China during the Cultural Revolution, Da Chen, then 23, emigrated to the United States with little more than $30 and a bamboo flute. A full scholarship enabled him to attend Columbia University School of Law and to go on to work in investment banking.
He also went on to write the memoirs ``Colors of the Mountain'' and ``Sounds of the River.'' Now he has written ``Brothers'' (Shaye Areheart, $25), a novel set during the political and social turmoil of China's great and difficult transformation. It is the story of two sons of a powerful general -- one with his wife and one with his mistress -- who fall in love with the same woman.
Da Chen will make several appearances to talk about
He also went on to write the memoirs ``Colors of the Mountain'' and ``Sounds of the River.'' Now he has written ``Brothers'' (Shaye Areheart, $25), a novel set during the political and social turmoil of China's great and difficult transformation. It is the story of two sons of a powerful general -- one with his wife and one with his mistress -- who fall in love with the same woman.
Da Chen will make several appearances to talk about