Borderline Fiction
- Author Derek Owusu
- Narrator Derek Owusu
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date 7 May 2026
- Run Time 6 hours and 31 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Fiction: dual or multiple timelines, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Love and relationships.
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What to expect
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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 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.
‘Glaringly fresh and true’ COURTTIA NEWLAND
‘Full of originality and raw, pure, gutsy talent’ CHRISTIE WATSON
‘Masterful’ TROY ONYANGO
© Derek Owusu 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
| Author | Derek Owusu |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Derek Owusu |
| Duration | 6 hours and 31 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9780241833360 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Genre | Fiction: dual or multiple timelines, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Love and relationships |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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