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We Need New Names follows Darling, a teenage girl in the fictional Zimbabwean town of Paradise, and her companions as they confront everyday social challenges. The story opens with foreign visitors asking the children to pose for photographs, while the girls keep track of stolen guavas, NGO gifts, and exuberant Lady Gaga covers. Behind the humor, the novel explores deeper themes of family life, political violence, and the yearning for a better future in North America or Europe.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Coming of Age/Childhood Coming of Age
Authors: NoViolet Bulawayo
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