Glory

Long ago the animals of a rich land lived contentedly, until colonisers came. Nearly a century later a bloody War of Liberation brought hope and a magnetic ruler, a horse who claimed to command the sun and went on ruling for decades. The novel traces the downfall of this Old Horse and the turmoil that comes after, drawing on the coup that removed Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe in November 2017. A crowd of animal narrators tells of everyday life in a nation thrown into turmoil, of the ruthless tricks that keep the myth of total power alive, and of the stubborn hope and wit of those who set out to end it.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Genres

Satire, Politics (assigned by AI)

First published

2022

Author's age

41 when first published

ISBN

9780525561132 (Viking, United States)

9780525561156 (Penguin Books, United States)

9781529114225 (Vintage, United Kingdom)

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