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**LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023**
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022**

Discover an exhilarating novel about power and corruption set in a nation trapped in a cycle as old as time.

‘A masterpiece for our times. Gripping and exhilarating’ Observer

‘Uplifting and original’ Stylist

This is the story of a country on the brink of revolution.

It’s the story of Destiny, who returns home to witness the uprising.

It’s a story for all of us, and a reminder that history can be changed in the blink of an eye.

‘A novel with heart and energy’ Daily Telegraph

‘Bulawayo is really out-Orwelling Orwell. This is a satire with sharper teeth, angrier, and also very, very funny’ New York Times Book Review

** SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2023**
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 VISIONARY ARTS AWARDS**

Publisher Review

Allegory, satire and fairytale rolled into one mighty punch * Guardian * Brave, and moving -- Stuart Kelly * Scotsman * Vital and universal -- Hepzibah Anderson * Observer * Few writers can engineer a sentence like NoViolet Bulawayo * Irish Times * Bulawayo is really out-Orwelling Orwell. This is a satire with sharper teeth, angrier, and also very, very funny * New York Times Book Review *