About the Book Coming-of-age novel, detective story and a gripping as well as touching book about love and memory, My Brother and His Brother tells the story of 18-year-old Jonas and his quest to discover the truth about the deceased older brother he never got to meet. Book Synopsis My Brother and His Brother tells the story of 18 year-old Jonas, who throughout his teenage years has been trying to find out about Paul, the brother who died before he was born. Eventually, Jonas discovers that Paul had an intense love affair with another boy during the last year of his life. His search for truth is related like a mystery where there are loose ends, clues and cliff hangers. A love story that continues. Hkan Lindquists debut novel received critical acclaim when it first appeared in Sweden in 1993. It won the Prix Littraire Bordelaise de Lunetterie when it was published in French in 2002. My Brother and His Brother has been translated into twelve languages. Review Quotes ... this novel immediately establishes its creator as one of the luminaries of contemporary gay literature. A short novel with only six main characters, its richness teases the readers mind long after closing its covers. The book is definitely a keeper.--Lambda Literary My Brother and His Brother is one of the most compelling love stories to be published in a long time.--Grady Harp It is original, and the tone is telling. I find the novel very intimate, wildly skillful and touching. And somehow very Nordic. Hkan Lindquist is a true writer.--Ned Rorem