I'm a Fan

Sheena Patel

From Shelf: The 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction Longlist

An exhilarating, addictive take on obsession, race, gender and power dynamics through the lens of a corrosive relationship

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 AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVEL OF 2022 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.