I'm a Fan
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Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023
Shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize 2023
Shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2023
Shortlisted for the British Book Awards Book of the Year (Discover) 2023
Shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize 2023
Longlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 2023
I'M A FAN tells the story of an unnamed narrator's involvement in a seemingly unequal romantic relationship. With a clear and unforgiving eye, Sheena Patel makes startling connections between power struggles at the heart of human relationships to those in the wider world, offering a devastating critique of social media, access and patriarchal systems.
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„A fast, fizzing cherry bomb of a debut... mining the darkest depths of coercion, seduction and abuser dynamics... Like a sociopathic ex who's stalking your Twitter, I'M A FAN will stick with you for a very long time.“ Observer
„Like Pop Rocks in your mouth. Burnt coffee on your tongue. Frostbitten fingers. It's been a long while since my heart raced over the prospect of turning a page in a book. Sheena Patel is an evil genius of a writer.“ Chloe Caldwell
„Pure fire from start to finish. Sheena Patel is the future.“ Niven Govinden, author of Diary of a Film
„A brutal, brilliant debut... The desperate, cornered strength of the narrative voice in I'M A FAN is like nothing else I've read.“ Guardian
„Mesmerising, powerful, and finely observed.“ Olivia Sudjic, author of Asylum Road
„Exhilarating, disturbing... Race, class and privilege are mercilessly deconstructed.“ Financial Times
„Digs its nails deep into the contradictions of power and status with a brutally steady gaze. It's rare to find a book so thrillingly unafraid to offend, so willing to forgo niceties, so full of verve and bristling with insight.“ Alexandra Kleeman, author of You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine
„I'm a Fan digs its nails deep into the contradictions of power and status with a brutally steady gaze. It's rare to find a book so thrillingly unafraid to offend, so willing to forgo niceties, so full of verve and bristling with insight.“ Alexandra Kleeman, author of You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine
„A blistering and dizzying journey into obsession, social media, race and class... Mercilessly sharp – Sophie Mackintosh An addictive, intensely interior debut. I blazed through this book... You'll cringe, you'll laugh, you'll want to burn it all down. A scathing ode to the psychos and shitheads.“ Rachel Yoder
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Sheena Patel is a writer and assistant director for film and TV who was born and raised in North West London. She is part of the 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE collective, has been published in 4BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE (Rough Trade Books) and a poetry collection of the same name (FEM Press). In 2022 she was chosen as one of the Observer's Top 10 best debut novelists. This is her first novel.