Dickens in America in the 1850s. Miriam thinks Dickens would have been pleased to see the rebuilt monument. Ron Dale tells Miriam that Upper Canadians make it very clear that they distinguish themselves from Americans. Miriam travels to Toronto where she meets Dickens collector Dan Calinescu of "Boz and Friends Rare Books". His collection of over 5,000 items includes two original letters written by Dickens, a drawing of Nicholas Nickleby drawn by Catherine Dickens that looks a lot like her husband, first editions and playbills, including one from "The Frozen Deep" at Tavistock House. Miriam admits she is envious. In Montreal, Miriam tours
Brothers (Yu novel) Brothers (Yu novel) Brothers (兄弟, Xiōngdì) is a novel by the Chinese author Yu Hua which was originally published in August 2005 by Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House. The book was translated into English by Eileen Cheng-yin Chow and Carlos Rojas, Spanish in 2009, and into Brazilian Portuguese and Hungarian (by János SZÉKY) in 2010. "Brothers" is considered to be one of Yu Hua's masterpieces.The novel intertwines tragedy and comedy, and Yu Hua himself admits that the novel is personally his favourite literary work. Divided into two parts (Part 1 and Part 2), the novel is about two brothers,