Southern Africa
Zimbabwe
Contemporary
English
Fiction
Coming-of-age story of Darling, first as a child in Zimbabwe navigating chaos and poverty, then as a teenager in the American Midwest, exploring diaspora experiences.
Literary Significance
2013 Booker Prize shortlist; Bulawayo became first black African woman and first Zimbabwean shortlisted for the prize
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editorial-summarynot primary textComing-of-age story of Darling, first as a child in Zimbabwe navigating chaos and poverty, then as a teenager in the American Midwest, exploring diaspora experiences. 2013 Booker Prize shortlist; Bulawayo became first black African woman and first Zimbabwean shortlisted for the prize
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