by Darin Strauss · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422691365
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«Chang y Eng» is the historical novel by Darin Strauss, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (410 pages, in Spanish).
Novel based on the true story of Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins joined at the chest, born in Siam in 1811. Darin Strauss recreates their fame as a circus attraction, their settlement in the southern United States, and their double marriage to two sisters, with twenty-one children in total and a shared life lasting over sixty years.
Published in 2001, translated by Encarna Quijada. Original title: Chang and Eng. Winner of the ALA Alex Award.
Suitable for readers of historical fiction and book clubs interested in fictionalized biographies and singular real-life characters.
Darin Strauss is an American writer whose work has earned a Guggenheim Fellowship and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
