Discover Great New Writers
2014 · Fiction · Finalist
About This Book
Darling is only 10 years old, and yet she must navigate a fragile and violent world. 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. Before their homes were destroyed by paramilitary policemen, before the school closed, before the fathers left for dangerous jobs abroad.
But Darling has a chance to escape: she has an aunt in America. 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. NoViolet Bulawayo's debut calls to mind the great storytellers of displacement and arrival who have come before her--from Zadie Smith to Monica Ali to J.M. Coetzee--while she tells a vivid, raw story all her own.
But Darling has a chance to escape: she has an aunt in America. 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. NoViolet Bulawayo's debut calls to mind the great storytellers of displacement and arrival who have come before her--from Zadie Smith to Monica Ali to J.M. Coetzee--while she tells a vivid, raw story all her own.
Awards
Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
2014 · First Fiction · Winner
Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award
2014 · Fiction · Winner
Indies Choice Book Award
2014 · Debut Author · Honor Book
Nautilus Award
2014 · Fiction · Winner
PEN Literary Award
2014 · Hemingway Award: Debut Fiction · Winner
Discover Great New Writers
2013 · Fiction · Second Place
Guardian First Book Award
2013 · First Book · Nominee
Indie Next
2013 · Starred Review
L.A. Times Book Prize
2013 · First Fiction · Winner
Man Booker Prize
2013 · Novel · Nominee
