CentralNotice The Brothers K From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search The Brothers K Author David James Duncan Country United States Language English Genre Fiction Publication date 1992 Media type Print Preceded by The River Why The Brothers K is a 1992 novel by David James Duncan an author, fisherman and environmental advocate from the Pacific Northwest . It builds on the sporting and spiritual themes of The River Why , Duncan's first book, but on a much larger canvas, focusing on an entire family instead of a single protagonist. Duncan uses multiple points of view to reinforce this effect by including material supposedly written by different family members in the broad narrative by Kincaid Chance. The novel tells the story of the Chance family as they pass through the turbulent waters of Papa Chance's minor ...