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FROM GRANTA BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELIST AND WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2026

'Disarmingly poignant' Guardian
'Rare and compulsive' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS
'Unflinching' DAMON GALGUT
'Wise, tender and funny' CAMILLA GRUDOVA
'A true masterpiece' JASON OKUNDAYE
'Glaringly fresh and true' COURTTIA NEWLAND
'Full of originality and raw, pure, gutsy talent' CHRISTIE WATSON

Loneliness means you don't have to disappoint anyone until you develop the habit of talking to yourself


At nineteen, Marcus is young and in love . . . again. When his latest crush, Adwoa, starts showing him true affection, Marcus is ready to reconsider his lifestyle - the drugs, the casual encounters. At least for a little while.

Now, before he knows it, Marcus is twenty-five. And history risks repeating itself.

Told through two parallel narratives - one past, one present - Borderline Fiction is a highly original and deeply affecting contemporary tale of what it means to be a young black man navigating today's world.

FROM GRANTA BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELIST AND WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2026

'Disarmingly poignant' Guardian
'Rare and compulsive' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS
'Unflinching' DAMON GALGUT
'Wise, tender and funny' CAMILLA GRUDOVA
'A true masterpiece' JASON OKUNDAYE
'Glaringly fresh and true' COURTTIA NEWLAND
'Full of originality and raw, pure, gutsy talent' CHRISTIE WATSON

Loneliness means you don't have to disappoint anyone until you develop the habit of talking to yourself


At nineteen, Marcus is young and in love . . . again. When his latest crush, Adwoa, starts showing him true affection, Marcus is ready to reconsider his lifestyle - the drugs, the casual encounters. At least for a little while.

Now, before he knows it, Marcus is twenty-five. And history risks repeating itself.

Told through two parallel narratives - one past, one present - Borderline Fiction is a highly original and deeply affecting contemporary tale of what it means to be a young black man navigating today's world.

Über den Autor
Derek Owusu is an award-winning writer and poet from North London. He has written for the BBC, ITV, Granta, Esquire, GQ and Tate Britain. In 2019, Owusu collated, edited and contributed to SAFE: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space, an anthology exploring the experiences of Black men in Britain. His first novel, That Reminds Me, won the Desmond Elliott Prize for best debut novel published in the UK and Ireland. His novel Losing the Plot was longlisted for the Jhalak Prize and the Dylan Thomas Prize in 2023. The same year, he was selected as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 294 S.
ISBN-13: 9781838855734
ISBN-10: 1838855734
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Owusu, Derek
Hersteller: Canongate Books Ltd.
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 196 x 127 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Derek Owusu
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.05.2026
Gewicht: 0,21 kg
Artikel-ID: 135421724