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We Need New Names

NoViolet Bulawayo

  • 301 pages · about 5 hours
  • First published 2013
  • 12 editions
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1 About this book

Whenever foreigners visit Paradise they always ask Darling and her friends to smile for the camera. Here are some of the things Darling and her friends have to smile about: stealing guavas, gifts from NGOs, singing Lady Gaga at the tops of their voices. But they all want to go to the real paradise in America or Britain.

Good for readers who want: a coming-of-age story and literary fiction.

  • Emigration and immigration
  • Political violence
  • Family life
  • Coming of age
  • Domestic fiction
  • Africa
  • Literary fiction
  • Historical fiction

2 About NoViolet Bulawayo

Born 1981

NoViolet Bulawayo is the pen name of Elizabeth Zandile Tshele (born 12 October 1981), a Zimbabwean author. In 2012, the National Book Foundation named her a "5 Under 35" honoree. She was named one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2014.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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