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Buch (Softcover): Belletristik
Losing the Plot
Verlag:
Canongate Books Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: 65752P3
EAN: 9781838855642
Erhältlich:
Nicht auf Lager
Zustellung: Do, 29.10.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
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CHF 18.50
CHF 17.27
Beschreibung
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.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Derek Owusu
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2023
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Detailformat
- Taschenbuch
Anzahl Seiten
- 160