![]() ![]() ![]() Darling is only ten years old, and yet she must navigate a fragile and violent world. Coetzee - while she tells a vivid, raw story all her own. We Need New Names: A Novel (NoViolet Bulawayo) Finalist for the Booker Prize: the 'deeply felt and fiercely written' story of a young girl's journey out of Zimbabwe and to America (New York Times Book Review), from the author of Glory. NoViolet Bulawayo's debut calls to mind the great storytellers of displacement and arrival who have come before her - from Junot Diaz to Zadie Smith to J.M. We Need New Names: A Novel NoViolet Bulawayo Little, Brown, Fiction - 304 pages 47 Reviews Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its. She travels to this new land in search of America's famous abundance only to find that her options as an immigrant are perilously few. But Darling has a chance to escape: she has an aunt in America. Before their homes were destroyed by paramilitary policemen, before the school closed, before the fathers left for dangerous jobs abroad. 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. ![]() Finalist for the Booker Prize: the "deeply felt and fiercely written" story of a young girl's journey out of Zimbabwe and to America (New York Times Book Review), from the author of Glory. ![]()
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