Book
Losing the plot / Derek Owusu.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781838855628 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 154 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Edinburgh : Canongate, 2022.
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| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Psychological fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Owusu | 31681010360360 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A writer, poet and podcaster from North London explores the immigrant experience as told through the eyes of a mother and son as they navigate displacement, parenthood, and the stories we tell ourselves across generations. - Baker & Taylor
"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 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"-- - Perseus Publishing
DEREK OWUSU NAMED GRANTA'S BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2023
LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2023
SHORTLISTED FOR PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE - FICTION 2023
'A highly enigmatic, affectionate and robustly writtenportrayal of a mother-son relationship . . . very relatable' Diana Evans
Driven by a deep-seated desire to understand his motherâslife before he was born, Derek Owusu offers a powerful imagining of herjourney. As she moves from Ghana to the UK and navigates parenthood in astrange and often lonely environment, the effects of displacement are feltacross generations. Told through the eyes of both mother and son, Losing thePlot is at once emotionally raw and playful as Owusu experiments with form topiece together the immigrant experience and explore how the stories we share andtell ourselves are just as vital as the ones we donât.
