Small Worlds

Nelson writes about closeness, with family, with lovers, with art, as careful, essential labour -- Raven Leilani, author of Luster A mesmerising Peckham love story * i * An affecting meditation on the migrant experience * Guardian * Caleb Azumah Nelson's writing is touching, heartfelt, and musically rich -- Diana Evans Small Worlds is an emotionally astute novel that cements this 29-year-old south London author as one of the UK's best. * New Statesman * SMALL WORLDS is a miracle of observation, of attention and attunement. Caleb Azumah Nelson writes prose that is unmatched in its musicality and sensitivity. A gorgeous, rhapsodic, wise novel -- KATIE KITAMURA, author of INTIMACIES In his beautiful new novel Nelson summons the sounds of Black Youth, love and discovery to the page. A celebration of the heart -- Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of CHAIN-GANG ALL-STARS and FRIDAY BLACK Caleb Azumah Nelson's Open Water was a slim masterpiece. His second novel, Small Worlds is a similarly lapidary coming-of-age story set over three years in the life of an extraordinary young man. * Observer * A gentle reflection on self-discovery * Vogue, 2023 Spring Highlights * If you haven't had a chance to read Caleb Azumah Nelson's debut, Open Water, about a gorgeous love affair in modern-day London, then please do; it'll keep you occupied until his new release is out on 11 May, which is about fathers and sons, the power of dance and how one man can create a life he loves * Stylist, Big Fiction for 2023 *