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Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
βYour eyes meet in the silence. The gaze requires no words at all. It is an honest meeting.β Open Water is an exceedingly lyrical debut. The story, narrated through a second-person perspective (ie ‘you’) is centred on the relationship between two Black British artists (he is a photographer, she is a dancer). Although their relationship…
2nd pov, 3 STARS, Adult, ART/CREATIVITY, Black & Black heritage authors, British Ghanian author, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Contemporary, cultural dissonance, england, friendships, Ghana, identity, LONDON, loneliness, Longing, lyrical prose, male authors, masculinity, netgalley, Open Water, photographers, PHOTOGRAPHY, published in 2021, RACE, read in 2021, ROMANCE, style over character, unnamed characters