{"product_id":"we-need-new-names-9780099581888","title":"We Need New Names","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOVIOLET BULAWAYO \u003c\/b\u003egrew up in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. When she was eighteen, she moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eWe Need New Names\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the Guardian First Book Award and the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Award, and won a Betty Trask Award, Hemingway Foundation\/PEN Award, Hurston-Wright Legacy Award, the Etisalat Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction. She has also won the Caine Prize for African Writing and a National Book Award's '5 Under 35'. NoViolet earned her MFA at Cornell University, and was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, where she taught fiction. She currently writes full-time, from wherever she finds herself.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Need New Names \u003c\/i\u003eis a \"before\" and \"after\" kind of novel, the kind that marks a new beginning, a new shift in the African literary tradition . . . To me, it is a complete novel in terms of aesthetics and politics -- Mukoma Wa Ngugi * The Rise of the African Novel *\u003cbr\u003eBulawayo’s novel is not just a stunning piece of literary craftsmanship but also a novel that helps elucidate today’s world * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 *\u003cbr\u003eDarling 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 * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eOften heartbreaking, but also pulsing with colour and energy * The Times (Saturday Review) *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732312109399,"sku":"9780099581888","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099581888.jpg?v=1719996368","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/we-need-new-names-9780099581888","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}