DEREK OWUSU NAMED GRANTA'S BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS
2023LONGLISTED
FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE
2023LONGLISTED
FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE
2023SHORTLISTED
FOR PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE
- FICTION 2023'A highly enigmatic, affectionate and robustly written portrayal of a mother-son relationship . . . very relatable' Diana EvansDriven 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.
| ISBN: | 9781838855635 |
| Publication date: | 3rd November 2022 |
| Author: | Derek Owusu |
| Publisher: | Canongate Books |
| Format: | Ebook |
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
DEREK OWUSU NAMED GRANTA'S BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2023SHORTLISTED FOR PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE - FICTION 2023'A highly enigmatic, affectionate and robustly written portrayal of a mother-son relationship . . . very relatable' Diana EvansDriven 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.
Losing the Plot features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, General Fiction, Fiction
Paperback, Hardback, Ebook. £7.99. Digital. Available Immediately. Country restrictions apply..
Losing the Plot was written by Derek Owusu and published by Canongate Books
£7.99. Digital. Available Immediately. Country restrictions apply..
