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We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo · Booklabria

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We Need New Names

Historical FictionFamily life

We Need New Names

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First published: 2013
Editions: 12 in 4 languages

Synopsis

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.

Subjects: Historical Fiction
Family life
Families
Social conditions
Girls
Children
Set in: United States
Zimbabwe
Time: 21e Siècle

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12 in 4 languages

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English9 French1 Japanese1 Spanish1

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