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Losing the Plot

Af: Derek Owusu Engelsk Paperback

Losing the Plot

Af: Derek Owusu Engelsk Paperback
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DEREK OWUSU NAMED GRANTA''S BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS 2023
LONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2023
LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2023
SHORTLISTED FOR PEOPLE''S BOOK PRIZE - FICTION 2023
LONGLISTED FOR THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS 2023


''A highly enigmatic, affectionate and robustly written portrayal of a mother-son relationship . . . very relatable'' Diana Evans


Driven by a deep-seated desire to understand his mother''s life before he was born, Derek Owusu offers a powerful imagining of her journey. As she moves from Ghana to the UK and navigates parenthood in a strange and often lonely environment, the effects of her displacement are felt across generations.

Told through the eyes of both mother and son, Losing the Plot is at once emotionally raw and playful as Owusu experiments with form to piece together the immigrant experience and explore how the stories we share and tell ourselves are just as vital as the ones we don''t.

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DEREK OWUSU NAMED GRANTA''S BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS 2023
LONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2023
LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2023
SHORTLISTED FOR PEOPLE''S BOOK PRIZE - FICTION 2023
LONGLISTED FOR THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS 2023


''A highly enigmatic, affectionate and robustly written portrayal of a mother-son relationship . . . very relatable'' Diana Evans


Driven by a deep-seated desire to understand his mother''s life before he was born, Derek Owusu offers a powerful imagining of her journey. As she moves from Ghana to the UK and navigates parenthood in a strange and often lonely environment, the effects of her displacement are felt across generations.

Told through the eyes of both mother and son, Losing the Plot is at once emotionally raw and playful as Owusu experiments with form to piece together the immigrant experience and explore how the stories we share and tell ourselves are just as vital as the ones we don''t.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 160
ISBN-13: 9781838855642
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1838855645
Udg. Dato: 2 nov 2023
Længde: 8mm
Bredde: 128mm
Højde: 196mm
Forlag: Canongate Books
Oplagsdato: 2 nov 2023
Forfatter(e): Derek Owusu
Forfatter(e) Derek Owusu


Kategori Moderne Samtidslitteratur


ISBN-13 9781838855642


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 160


Udgave


Længde 8mm


Bredde 128mm


Højde 196mm


Udg. Dato 2 nov 2023


Oplagsdato 2 nov 2023


Forlag Canongate Books

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