NoViolet Bulawayo

Follows 10-year-old Zimbabwe native, Darling, as she escapes the closed schools and paramilitary police control of her homeland in search of opportunity and freedom with an aunt in America.

A Novel

We Need New Names

From the award-winning author of the Booker-prize finalist We Need New Names, a blockbuster of a novel that chronicles the fall of an oppressive regime, and the chaotic, kinetic potential for real liberation that rises in its wake. Glory centers around the unexpected fall of Old Horse, a long-serving leader of a fictional country, and the drama that follows for a rumbustious nation of animals on the path to true liberation. Inspired by the unexpected fall by coup, in November 2017, of Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's president of nearly four decades, Bulawayo's bold, vividly imagined novel shows a country imploding, narrated by a chorus of animal voices who unveil the ruthlessness and cold strategy required to uphold the illusion of absolute power, and the imagination and bullet-proof optimism to overthrow it completely. As with her debut novel We Need New Names, Bulawayo's fierce voice and lucid imagery immerses us in the daily life of a traumatized nation, revealing the dazzling life force and irrepressible wit that lies barely concealed beneath the surface of seemingly bleak circumstances. At the center of this tumult is Destiny, who has returned to Jidada from exile to bear witness to revolution--and focus on the unofficial history and the potential legacy of the women who have quietly pulled the strings in this country. The animal kingdom--its connection to our primal responses and resonance in the mythology, folktales, and fairytales that define cultures the world over--unmasks the surreality of contemporary global politics to help us understand our world more clearly, even as Bulwayo plucks us right out of it. Glory is a blockbuster, an exhilarating ride, and crystalizes a turning point in history with the texture and nuance that only the greatest of fiction can.

Glory

Hitting Budapest

Elizabeth Z. Tshele

From the award-winning author of the Booker Prize finalist We Need New Names, an anthropomorphic blockbuster of a novel that chronicles the fall of an oppressive regime, and the chaotic, kinetic potential for real liberation that rises in its wake. Glory centres around the unexpected fall of Old Horse, a long-serving, tyrannical leader of the fictional country of Jidada, and the drama that follows for a rumbustious nation of animals on the precarious path to freedom. Inspired by the unexpected fall by coup, in November 2017, of Robert Mugabe—Zimbabwe’s president of nearly four decades—Bulawayo’s bold, vividly imagined novel shows a country imploding, narrated by a chorus of animal voices who unveil the ruthlessness and cold strategy required to uphold the illusion of absolute power, and the imagination and bullet-proof fortitude to overthrow it completely. As with her debut novel We Need New Names, Bulawayo’s fierce voice and lucid imagery immerses us in the daily life of a traumatized nation, revealing the dazzling life force and irrepressible wit that lies barely concealed beneath the surface of seemingly bleak circumstances. At the centre of this tumult is Destiny, who has returned to Jidada from exile to bear witness to revolution and brings into focus the unofficial history and the potential legacy of the remarkable women who have quietly pulled the strings in this country. The animal kingdom—its connection to our primal responses and resonance in the mythology, folktales, and fairytales that define cultures the world over—unmasks the surreality of contemporary global politics to help us understand our world more clearly, even as Bulwayo plucks us right out of it. Glory is a blockbuster, an exhilarating ride, and crystalizes a turning point in history with the texture and nuance that only the greatest of fiction can.

NoViolet Bulawayo nasceu em 1981, no Zimbábue, e fez parte da primeira geração nascida depois da independência oficial do país. Sua infância se passou, portanto, sob um clima de confiança, estabilidade e esperança. Muito diferente do cenário em que vivem Darling, Bastard, Chipo, Godknows, Sbho e Stina, as crianças com nomes peculiares que figuram em Precisamos de novos nomes, seu romance de estreia. Essas crianças a cada dia tentam fugir de Paraíso, o aglomerado de barracos de zinco onde elas e suas famílias vivem desde que suas antigas casas foram demolidas violentamente a mando do governo. As fugas são para perto, para Budapeste, o bairro vizinho onde roubam as goiabas do quintal das casas das famílias brancas e ricas, ou ainda com as brincadeiras que criam para se distrair do cotidiano entediante sem escola nem comida: fingem procurar Bin Laden para ganhar a recompensa do governo americano; criam um jogo em que os países mais poderosos invadem os países menores. As fugas acontecem também quando sentem um misto de vergonha e empolgação ao se aglomerarem ao redor dos carros das ongs que lhes trazem presentes e roupas inadequadas. Mas é a vida de Darling, a protagonista-narradora, que o romance acompanha. A menina de dez anos que conhecemos em suas brincadeiras no Paraíso, sonha com o dia em que morará na América. Esse dia finalmente chega e Darling terá de enfrentar o frio, a saudade de sua família e de seus amigos e a adaptação nesse país que nunca vai se tornar o seu país de fato, mas que mudará seu sotaque, moldará o olhar do mundo e a afastará, irremediavelmente, de sua terra natal. Precisamos de novos nomes é um romance de formação, cuja protagonista ao mesmo tempo precisa enfrentar as novidades da adolescência e da vida adulta que chega e se adaptar a uma terra onde sempre será estrangeira. Os assassinatos políticos, o estupro, o charlatanismo de alguns religiosos, a aids, a fome, enfim, tudo aquilo que a imprensa ocidental reafirma a respeito dos países africanos estão neste livro, mas muito distintamente contada por uma voz ao mesmo tempo cruel e inocente, a voz de uma criança sensível, esperta e sonhadora.

Precisamos de novos nomes

NAMED A MOST ANTICPATED BOOK OF 2022 BY VULTURE, BUZZFEED, AND OPRAH DAILY "Few writers possess a literary voice as inimitable as Bulawayo’s…[The] dazzling voices of this novel will draw you deep into its ambitious and mystifying heart." —Vulture "Genius."—#1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds From the award-winning author of the Booker-prize finalist We Need New Names, a exhilarating novel about the fall of an oppressive regime, and the chaos and opportunity that rise in its wake. NoViolet Bulawayo’s bold new novel follows the fall of the Old Horse, the long-serving leader of a fictional country, and the drama that follows for a rumbustious nation of animals on the path to true liberation. Inspired by the unexpected fall by coup in November 2017 of Robert G. Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s president of nearly four decades, Glory shows a country's imploding, narrated by a chorus of animal voices that unveil the ruthlessness required to uphold the illusion of absolute power and the imagination and bulletproof optimism to overthrow it completely. By immersing readers in the daily lives of a population in upheaval, Bulawayo reveals the dazzling life force and irresistible wit that lie barely concealed beneath the surface of seemingly bleak circumstances. And at the center of this tumult is Destiny, a young goat who returns to Jidada to bear witness to revolution—and to recount the unofficial history and the potential legacy of the females who have quietly pulled the strings here. The animal kingdom—its connection to our primal responses and its resonance in the mythology, folktales, and fairy tales that define cultures the world over—unmasks the surreality of contemporary global politics to help us understand our world more clearly, even as Bulawayo plucks us right out of it. Although Zimbabwe is the immediate inspiration for this thrilling story, Glory was written in a time of global clamor, with resistance movements across the world challenging different forms of oppression. Thus it often feels like Bulawayo captures several places in one blockbuster allegory, crystallizing a turning point in history with the texture and nuance that only the greatest fiction can.

Country Country

Paradise is geen plek voor kinderen. In deze sloppenwijk in Zimbabwe is armoede aan de orde van de dag. Toch weten de negenjarige Darling en haar vrienden _ Stina, Chipo, Godknows, Sbho, Bastard _ zich goed te vermaken met het stelen van vruchten uit de rijke buurt en het spelen van spelletjes als `Vind Bin Laden en `Vang Saddam Hussein. De jonge kinderen worden echter ook blootgesteld aan de grote verdeeldheid om hen heen en de raciale spanningen die niet zelden leiden tot geweld. Darlings grootste wens is om weg te vluchten naar Amerika, maar wanneer ze eindelijk aankomt in een voorstad van Detroit, Michigan, blijkt ze totaal niet voorbereid op deze nieuwe, vreemde wereld. Ze ontdekt dat ze niet meer naar huis kan maar dat ze door taal, door te benoemen wat echt belangrijk is, haar geschiedenis levend kan houden. NoViolet Bulawayo, geboren en getogen in Zimbabwe, ontving voor haar korte verhaal `Hitting Budapest in 2011 The Caine Prize, een van de grote Afrikaanse literaire prijzen. Ze behaalde recent haar master of fine arts aan de Cornell-universiteit in de vs, waar ze nu ook Engelse les geeft. We hebben nieuwe namen nodig is haar debuutroman.

We hebben nieuwe namen nodig

Die zehnjährige Darling lebt im Chaos einer Blechhüttensiedlung. Paradise heißt ihr Zuhause, und fast alles fehlt: der Vater, die Schule, der Fernseher oder auch nur genug zu essen. Doch hier lassen einen die Erwachsenen in Ruhe, die Entwicklungshelfer verschenken Spielzeug, und in ganz Afrika kann man nirgendwo besser Guaven klauen. Für alle anderen ist Paradise ein Scherbenhaufen aus zerbrochenen Träumen, für Darling der einzige Ort, der ihr ans Herz gewachsen ist. Gerade als Darling anfängt zu verstehen, wird sie von ihrer Tante in den USA fortgerissen. Üppiges Essen, der Fernseher, die Schule – das alles ist bald selbstverständlich, nur steht sie im neuen Paradies bald vor ihrer größten Aufgabe ... Wir brauchen neue Namen erzählt von den Abenteuern eines Mädchens an einem unwirtlichen Ort in Afrika. NoViolet Bulawayo verleiht ihrer Heldin dabei eine einzigartige Stimme, die trotz allem beharrlich Lust am Leben versprüht. Und am Ende steht eine Geschichte, deren Reizen man sich nicht entziehen kann – saftig und bittersüß, genau wie Darlings geliebte Guaven.

Roman

Wir brauchen neue Namen

Elif Shafak

Colm Toibin

Ali Smith

Daniel Kehlmann

Xiaolu Guo

Kamila Shamsie

Jeanette Winterson

Erwin Mortier

Ales Steger

A wide-ranging collection of reflective essays, to mark the centenary of the conflict that changed the world.In this collection of essays, ten leading writers from different countries consider the conflicts that have informed their own literary lives. 1914-Goodbye to All That borrows its title from Robert Graves's "bitter leave-taking of England" in which he writes not only of the First World War but the questions it raised: how to live, how to live with each other, and how to write.Interpreting this title as broadly and ambiguously as Graves intended, these essays mark the War's centenary by reinvigorating these questions. The book includes Elif Shafak on an inheritance of silence in Turkey, Ali Smith on lost voices in Scotland, Xiaolu Guo on the 100,000 Chinese sent to the Front, Daniel Kehlmann on hypnotism in Berlin, Colm Toibin on Lady Gregory losing her son fighting for Britain as she fought for an independent Ireland, Kamila Shamsie on reimagining Karachi, Erwin Mortier on occupied Belgium's legacy of shame, NoViolet Bulawayo on Zimbabwe and clarity, Ales Steger on resisting history in Slovenia, and Jeanette Winterson on what art is for.Contributors include: ;Ali Smith - Scotland ;Ales Steger - Slovenia ;Jeanette Winterson - England ;Elif Shafak - Turkey ;NoViolet Bulawayo - Zimbabwe ;Colm Toibin - Ireland ;Xiaolu Guo - China ;Erwin Mortier - BelgiumKamila Shamsie - Pakistan ;Daniel Kehlmann - Germany

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