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I'm a fan : a novel / Sheena Patel.
An exhilarating, addictive take on obsession, race, gender and power dynamics through the lens of a corrosive relationship. This novel tells the story of an unnamed narrator's involvement in a seemingly unequal romantic relationship. A single speaker uses the story of their experience in a seemingly unequal, unfaithful relationship as a prism through which to examine the complicated hold we each have on one another. With a clear and unforgiving eye, the narrator unpicks the behaviour of all involved, herself included, and makes startling connections between the power struggles at the heart of human relationships and those of the wider world, in turn offering a devastating critique of access, social media, patriarchal heteronormative relationships, and our cultural obsession with status and how that status is conveyed.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781039007901 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 203 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Random House Canada, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in the United Kingdom in hardcover by Rough Trade Books in 2022."--Title page verso. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Interpersonal relations > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Social status > Fiction. Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Patel | 31681010336220 | FICTIONPBK | Available | - |
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"A fast, fizzing cherry bomb of a debut . . . I'm a Fan will stick with you for a very long time." âThe Observer
Astounding, addictive, and screaming with originality, I'm a Fan is a blisteringly smart novel on obsession and privilege.
I stalk a woman on the internet who is sleeping with the same man as I am.
The unnamed narrator in Iâm a Fan is obsessed; obsessed with the married man she is sleeping with and with one of his other lovers who is an influencer.
Through the prism of this unequal, unfaithful relationship, she examines the complexities of desire and privilege. With an unforgiving eye, the narrator relentlessly dissects the behaviour of all involved in the entanglement, herself included, and makes startling connections between the power struggles at the heart of human relationships and those of the wider world. Iâm a Fan offers an incandescent critique of class, race, social media, patriarchyâs hold on us, and our cultural obsession with status and how that status is conveyed.
In this gripping debut, Sheena Patel announces herself as a dynamic new voice in literature, capable of rendering a rollercoaster of emotions viscerally on the page.
