NoViolet Bulawayo
Appearance
NoViolet Bulawayo | |
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Born | Elizabeth Zandile Tshele 10 December 1981 Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe |
Language | English |
Education | Njube High School; Mzilikazi High School |
Alma mater | Texas A&M University-Commerce (BA) Southern Methodist University (MA) Cornell University (MFA) |
Genre | Short story; novel |
Notable works | We Need New Names (2013); Glory (2022) |
Notable awards | Caine Prize for African Writing; Man Booker Prize shortlist |
Website | |
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NoViolet Bulawayo is the pen name of Elizabeth Zandile Tshele (born 12 October 1981), a Zimbabwean-American writer.[1] She was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University from 2012 until 2014.[2][3]
Her first novel We Need New Names was nominated for the 2013 Booker Prize. Her second novel Glory was nominated for the 2022 Booker Prize, making her the first Black African woman to appear on the Booker list twice.[4][5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Zimbabwe's NoViolet Bulawayo wins Caine writing prize". BBC News. 12 July 2011.
- ↑ "Announcing the 2012–2014 Stegner Fellowship Recipients" Archived 1 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, from "Wallace Stegner Fellowship" Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine, Stanford University. Retrieved April 2012.
- ↑ Zvomuya, Percy (23 July 2013). "NoViolet Bulawayo makes Man Booker Prize longlist". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ Ibeh, Chukwuebuka (29 July 2022). "Noviolet Bulawayo's Glory, a Zimbabwean Masterpiece, Longlisted for 2022 Booker Prize". Brittle Paper. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe's NoViolet Bulawayo makes Booker Prize shortlist with 'Glory'". Bulawayo24 News. 8 September 2022. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.