Small Worlds

Caleb Azumah Nelson

ISBN 10: 024157434X / ISBN 13: 9780241574348

Published by Penguin, 2023

Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Riss größer als 1 cm. Set over the course of three summers, this novel follows Stephen, a first-generation Londoner born to Ghanaian immigrant parents. On the cusp of big life changes, Stephen feels pressured to follow a certain track - a university degree, a move out of home - but when he decides instead to follow his first love, music, his world and family fracture in ways he didn't foresee. Seller Inventory # ab89aadc-2402-4ef4-9d0c-0e0f80d69161

Synopsis:

THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL

WINNER OF THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2024

Dancing is the one thing that can solve Stephen's problems.

At Church with his family, the shimmer of Black hands raised in praise. With his band, making music speaking not just to their hardships, but their joys. Grooving with his best friend, so close their heads might touch. Dancing alone to his father's records, uncovering parts of a man he has never truly known. His youth, shame and sacrifice.

Stephen has only ever known himself in song. But what becomes of him when the music fades?

Set over the course of three summers, from South London to Ghana and back again, SMALL WORLDS is a novel about the worlds we build for ourselves. The worlds we live, dance and love within.

*****

'Caleb Azumah Nelson's stunning second novel confirms his status as a literary star' Observer

'Beautiful, unforgettable and all-consuming' Candice Carty-Williams, author of Queenie

'SMALL WORLDS is a book for everyone . . . an uplifting symphony of a summer read' Times

About the Author: Caleb Azumah Nelson is a British-Ghanaian writer and photographer living in South East London. His first novel, OPEN WATER, won the Costa First Novel Award and Debut of the Year at the British Book Awards, and was a number-one Times bestseller. It was also shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize, the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, Waterstones Book of the Year, and longlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize and the Desmond Elliott Prize. He was selected as a National Book Foundation '5 under 35' honoree by Brit Bennett.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Small Worlds
Publisher: Penguin
Publication Date: 2023
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair