Books by NoViolet Bulawayo (2)
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ZimbabweDescription:
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE* *LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION* *LONGLISTED FOR THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE* *LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD* From the award-winning author of the Booker Prize finalist We Need New Names, an anthropomorphic blockbuster of a novel that chronicles the fall of an oppressive regime, and the chaotic, kinetic potential for real liberation that rises in its wake. Glory centres around the unexpected fall of Old Horse, a long-serving, tyrannical leader of the fictional country of Ji... continue
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We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo EN
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A remarkable literary debut--shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize! The unflinching and powerful story of a young girl's journey out of Zimbabwe and to America. Darling is only ten years old, and yet she must navigate a fragile and violent world. In Zimbabwe, Darling and her friends steal guavas, try to get the baby out of young Chipo's belly, and grasp at memories of Before. Before their homes were destroyed by paramilitary policemen, before the school closed, before the fathers left for dangerous jobs abroad. But Darling has a chance to escape: she has an aunt in America. She travels to this ... continue