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Derek Owusu

Losing the Plot

Losing the Plot

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Derek Owusu has been named the GranTA Best of Young British Novelists 2023, longlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2023, longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize 2023, shortlisted for the People's Book Prize - Fiction 2023, and longlisted for the Diverse Book Awards 2023. Losing the Plot is a powerful imagining of a mother-son relationship, told through the eyes of both mother and son. It is emotionally raw and playful, experimenting with form to explore the immigrant experience and how the stories we share and tell ourselves are just as vital as the ones we don't.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 02 November 2023
Publisher: Canongate Books


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.

Weight: 118g
Dimension: 196 x 128 x 8 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838855642
Edition number: Main

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