We Need New Names

We Need New Names
Author NoViolet Bulawayo
Language English
Genre Bildungsroman
Publication date
 May 2013
Media type Print, Electronic
Pages 304
ISBN 978-0316230810

We Need New Names is the 2013 debut novel of expatriate Zimbabwean writer NoViolet Bulawayo. A coming-of-age story, it tells of the life of a young girl named Darling, first as a ten-year-old in Zimbabwe, and later as a teenager in the Midwest United States. The first chapter of the book, "Hitting Budapest", initially presented as a story, won the 2011 Caine Prize.[1][2]

We Need New Names was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize (2013),[3] the Guardian First Book Award shortlist (2013),[4] and a Barnes & Noble Discover Award finalist (2013).[5] It was the winner of the inaugural Etisalat Prize for Literature (2013),[6][7] and won the prestigious Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for debut work of fiction.[8][9] It won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction (2013).[10]

References

  1. ↑ Helon Habila, "We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo – review", The Guardian, 20 June 2013.
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  3. ↑ We Need New Names, The Man Booker Prize.
  4. ↑ "We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo". The Guardian. 15 November 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  5. ↑ "2013 Discover Awards". Barnes & Noble. 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  6. ↑ Ben (February 23, 2014). "NoViolet Bulawayo Wins the Inaugural Etisalat Prize for Literature". Books Live. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Etisalat Prize for Literature Announces 2013 Shortlist". Etisalat Prize. January 23, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  8. ↑ Allan Kozinn (March 17, 2014). "Writer From Zimbabwe Wins PEN/Hemingway Award for First Novel". New York Times. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  9. ↑ Yvonne Zipp (March 18, 2014). "NoViolet Bulawayo wins prestigious Hemingway/PEN award". MLive.com. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  10. ↑ Carolyn Kellogg (April 11, 2014). "Jacket Copy: The winners of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes are ...". LA Times. Retrieved April 14, 2014.

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