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Derek Owusu

1988–

United Kingdom

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Derek Owusu (born 1988) is a British writer and podcaster. He edited and contributed to the book Safe: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space (2019) and released his debut novel That Reminds Me in November 2019; the latter was awarded the 2020 Desmond Elliott Prize. Owusu was named on the Granta Best of Young British Novelists list 2023.

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