Borderline Fiction
By Derek Owusu
First published 2025
Wounded from a troubled childhood and struggling to find his place in the world, Marcus is young and in love . . . again. And when his latest crush, Gifty, starts showing him true affection, he is ready to reconsider his lifestyle – the drugs, the casual encounters. At least for a little while. Borderline Fiction is a deeply affecting contemporary tale written with an intensity of emotion and vulnerability. The novel is a close-up, sometimes uncomfortable, sometimes funny examination of what it means to be a young black man navigating today’s world. Tortured, beautiful, anxious and poetic, Borderline Fiction is a memorable glimpse into the inner world of a young man searching for an authentic way to love and be loved.
- Published
- 6 Nov 2025
- Pages
- 304
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Edition
- Hardcover
- Elsewhere
- Open Library
- Drama
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