Cover of We Need New Names

We Need New Names

by NoViolet Bulawayo

2013 · literary fiction · children

Set in 4 places · 2 primary
Sense of Place
4/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

Whenever foreigners visit Paradise they always ask Darling and her friends to smile for the camera. Here are some of the things Darling and her friends have to smile about: stealing guavas, gifts from NGOs, singing Lady Gaga at the tops of their voices. But they all want to go to the real paradise in America or Britain.

Set in

Also set in Bulawayo