1. Quotes
  2. Authors
  3. NoViolet Bulawayo

NoViolet Bulawayo Quotes

NoViolet Bulawayo is the pen name of Elizabeth Zandile Tshele , a Zimbabwean author. In 2012, the National Book Foundation named her a "5 under 35" honoree. She was named one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2014. Her debut novel, We Need New Names, was shortlisted for the 2013 Booker Prize, and her second novel, Glory, was shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize, making her "the first Black African woman to appear on the Booker list twice". Wikipedia  

✵ 12. October 1981
NoViolet Bulawayo photo

Works

We Need New Names
We Need New Names
NoViolet Bulawayo
NoViolet Bulawayo: 2   quotes 0   likes

NoViolet Bulawayo Quotes

“As for the coldness, I have never seen it like this. I mean, coldness that makes like it wants to kill you, like it's telling you, with its snow, that you should go back to where you came from.”

NoViolet Bulawayo book We Need New Names

We Need New Names (2013)

“I am starting to talk fast now, and I have to remember to slow down because when I get excited, I start to sound like myself and my American accent goes away.”

NoViolet Bulawayo book We Need New Names

We Need New Names (2013)

Similar authors

Malala Yousafzai photo
Malala Yousafzai 38
Pakistani children's education activist
Patrick Rothfuss photo
Patrick Rothfuss 236
American fantasy writer
Gerard Way photo
Gerard Way 1
American musician and comic book writer
John Green photo
John Green 103
American author and vlogger
Jack Ma photo
Jack Ma 9
Chinese businessman
Markus Zusak photo
Markus Zusak 214
Australian author
Laurell K. Hamilton photo
Laurell K. Hamilton 261
Novelist
Rick Riordan photo
Rick Riordan 1402
American writer
P. C. Cast photo
P. C. Cast 136
American writer
Carlos Ruiz Zafón photo
Carlos Ruiz Zafón 149
Spanish writer