Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - James Eze on NoViolet Bulawayo's We Need New Names

 Yes, as a Zimbabwean, I cannot tell you how proud I am that our sister has made the shortlist. It is a good day for Zimbabwe. And Africa. And the world. Our sister killed that book. As we say in Zimbabwe, if na like dis we do am reach, we don try!

 

*cycling slowly to a Shebeen to down a few good ones*

 

- Ikhide (Proud Zimbabwean)

 

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From: kenneth harrow <harrow@msu.edu>
To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - James Eze on NoViolet Bulawayo's We Need New Names

has everyone seen that We Need New Names is now shortlisted for the Booker!!
ken

On 9/9/13 10:57 AM, Ikhide wrote:

"In more than one way, Bulawayo's book is reminiscent of the Lord of the Flies, a dystopian novel by William Golding, about a band of British boys who found themselves marooned on a desolate island and tried to run their affairs with disast...rous consequences. Indeed there is something Goldingsque about this book. Not only in the use of child characters but in the development of these characters. In Bastard, we find echoes of Jack Merridew of Lord of the Flies who is intensely driven by his love of power and control. There are also occasions when we hear the voice of Golding's Piggy in Bulawayo's Godknows. However, while Golding's book is a profound allegory on the death of innocence and the darkness of a man's heart, Bulawayo leads us into the complexities of internal and external dislocations and the question of identity and belonging."

 - James Eze pens a beautiful review of NoViolet Bulawayo's stunning debut, We Need New Names. James writes effortlessly, this is probably the best review of WNNN I have set my ancient eyes on. Nicely done.

 

Read the rest here...

 

 

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