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We Need New Names
We Need New Names
hardback
Published:
6 June, 2013
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780701188030 |
| ISBN10 | 0701188030 |
| Number Of Pages | 304 |
| Item Weight | 419 g |
| Product Dimensions | 144 x 34 x 218 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Chatto & Windus |
| Format | hardback |
| Edition | First Edition. |
Media Reviews
Bulawayo's novel is not just a stunning piece of literary craftsmanship but also a novel that helps elucidate today's world -- Felicity Capon Daily Telegraph The challenging rhythm and infectious language of NoViolet Bulawayo's emotionally articulate novel turns a familar tale of immigrant displacement into a heroic ballad. Bulawayo's courage and her literary scope shine out from this outstanding debut Daily Mail Darling is 10 when we first meet her, and the voice Ms. Bulawayo has fashioned for her is utterly distinctive - by turns unsparing and lyrical, unsentimental and poetic, spiky and meditative... stunning novel... remarkably talented author -- Michiko Kakutani New York Times Often heartbreaking, but also pulsing with colour and energy -- Kate Saunders The Times (Saturday Review) Extraordinary -- Gaby Wood Daily Telegraph Creates a fictional world that is immediate, fresh, and identifies the arrival of a talented writer -- Francesca Angelini Sunday Times (Culture) NoViolet Bulawayo uses words potently, blending brutality and lyricism in her unflinching, bittersweet story of displacement -- Anita Sethi Observer A really talented and ambitious author -- Helon Habila Guardian A debut that blends wit and pain... heartrending... wonderfully original -- Margaret Busby Independent We Need New Names is full of life -- you can almost feel the sun on your arms and hear the birds in the trees -- and Bulawayo is certainly one to watch Stylist A powerful new African voice Pride Magazine Bulawayo's use of contemporary culture...as well as her fearless defense of the immigrant experience through honoring the cadence of spoken language, sets this book apart---on the top shelf Oprah magazine A brilliantly poignant tale of what it is to be an outsider in a strange land Glamour Written in sharp, snappy prose, this is a raw and thought-provoking debut Easy Living Enthralling... a provocative, hauting debut from an author to watch Elle (US)
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Author's Bio
NOVIOLET BULAWAYO was born in Tsholotsho a year after Zimbabwe's independence from British colonial rule. When she was eighteen, she moved to Kalamazoo, Michi-gan. In 2011 she won the Caine Prize for African Writing; in 2009 she was shortlisted for the South Africa PEN Studzinsi Award, judged by JM Coetzee. Her work has appeared in magazines and in anthologies in Zimbabwe, South Africa and the UK. She earned her MFA at Cornell University, where she was also awarded a Truman Capote Fellowship, and she is currently a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University in California. We Need New Names is her first novel. In 2013 it was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.