Also, some friends who read the book told me that We Need New Names was boring, and now I understand where they were coming from. I remember back in 2013, We Need New Nameswas very popular but I was obsessed with Adichie’s Americanah so I wa s in no rush to indulge in Bulawayo’s book at the time. NoViolet Bulawayo’s short story, “ Hitting Budapest” rightly won the Caine Prize in 2011 and this story is actually the first chapter of her novel, We Need New Names. But, like the thousands of people all over the world trying to forge new lives far from home, Darling finds this new paradise brings its own set of challenges – for her and also for those she’s left behind. They dream of the paradises of America, Dubai, Europe, where Madonna and Barack Obama and David Beckham live. There’s mischief and adventure, games of Find bin Laden, stealing guavas, singing Lady Gaga at the tops of their voices. Darling and her friends live in a shanty called Paradise – which of course is no such thing.
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