Cosmos
Translated from Danish by Hunter Simpson.
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- Paperback published on 30/07/2026
- Page count: 128 pages
- ISBN: 9781917092647
Quick take
A deeply moving novella that questions what it means to belong to a person, as much as to a place.
Synopsis
It is the height of summer in Copenhagen. Cosmos, a Ghanaian migrant, makes a living as a bottle collector. He spends his nights sleeping under the open sky in city parks, writing WhatsApp messages to his family back in Woe, and his days cycling through the streets with The Crows, his newfound friends.
Everything changes when Cosmos meets Elizabeth, a photographer. They fall in love, the city forming a backdrop to their different worlds – and home takes on a new meaning.
As tender as it is keenly observed, Cosmos is a rich and confronting portrait of love and loss in the margins.
About the author
Lucia Odoom is an award-winning cultural journalist and author. She is a music critic and culture writer for Denmark’s largest newspaper, Politiken, and hosts a weekly podcast on pop culture. In 2020, Lucia Odoom received the Edvard Prize, and the same year she was named Radio Personality of the Year for leading the fight against racism in Denmark. Lucia’s grandfather emigrated from Ghana to Denmark in the 1960s. Cosmos is her debut novel.
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