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Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize | 2022 | Shortlist |
About This Book
A retelling of George Orwell's Animal Farm set in a fictional African country, Glory follows the animals of the farm—horses, goats, pigs, a horse—who rise up against their oppressor only to find themselves in a new tyranny. A pointed fable about the politics of postcolonial Africa, the novel was inspired by events in Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe.
About the Author
NoViolet BulawayoZimbabwean-American
NoViolet Bulawayo (Elizabeth Zandile Tshele) is a Zimbabwean-American novelist born in Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe, in 1981. She studied at Texas A&M University and earned an MFA from Cornell University. Her debut novel We Need New Names (2013) was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the PEN/Hemingway Award. Read more →
