NoViolet Bulawayo

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• Glory

  Written in English

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  Booker 2022 · Shortlist

  Glory

  Glory

  NoViolet Bulawayo · 41 when first published

  Novel · Satire, Politics

  AIAI-generated summary:In a land of talking animals, freed from colonial rule after a bloody war, an old horse has held power for decades, until his sudden fall sets off an uprising narrated by many animal voices.

• We Need New Names

  Written in English

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  Booker 2013 · Shortlist

  We Need New Names

  We Need New Names

  NoViolet Bulawayo · 32 when first published

  Novel · 296 pages · Coming of age, Migration

  AIAI-generated summary:Ten-year-old Darling and her friends roam a Zimbabwean shantytown called Paradise, stealing guavas and dreaming of escape to America, Dubai or Europe, until Darling gets the chance to join an aunt in America.