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From the award-winning author of the Booker Prize finalist We Need New Names, an exhilarating novel about the fall of an oppressive regime, and the chaos and opportunity that rise in its wake.
NoViolet Bulawayo’s bold new novel follows the fall of the Old Horse, the long-serving leader of a fictional country, and the drama that follows for a rumbustious nation of animals on the path to true liberation. Inspired by the unexpected fall by coup in November 2017 of Robert G. Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s president of nearly four decades, Glory shows a country's imploding, narrated by a chorus of animal voices that unveil the ruthlessness required to uphold the illusion of absolute power and the imagination and bulletproof optimism to overthrow it completely. By immersing listeners in the daily lives of a population in upheaval, Bulawayo reveals the dazzling life force and irresistible wit that lie barely concealed beneath the surface of seemingly bleak circumstances.
And at the center of this tumult is Destiny, a young goat who returns to Jidada to bear witness to revolution - and to recount the unofficial history and the potential legacy of the females who have quietly pulled the strings here. The animal kingdom - its connection to our primal responses and its resonance in the mythology, folktales, and fairy tales that define cultures the world over - unmasks the surreality of contemporary global politics to help us understand our world more clearly, even as Bulawayo plucks us right out of it.
Although Zimbabwe is the immediate inspiration for this thrilling story, Glory was written in a time of global clamor, with resistance movements across the world challenging different forms of oppression. Thus it often feels like Bulawayo captures several places in one blockbuster allegory, crystallizing a turning point in history with the texture and nuance that only the greatest fiction can.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. **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**. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR012965470
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Shortlisted for the Booker this is an exhilarating, funny, whip-smart novel about power and corruption set in the animal kingdom**SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022**'You thought you were getting a novel as good as We Need New Names, tholukuthi Bulawayo's second is even more dazzling' Sarah Ladipo Manyika, GuardianGlory is an energy burst, an exhilarating joyride. It is the story of an uprising, told by a bold, vivid chorus of animal voices that helps us see our human world more clearlyA long time ago, in a bountiful land not so far away, the animal denizens lived quite happily. Then the colonisers arrived. After nearly a hundred years, a bloody War of Liberation brought new hope for the animals -- along with a new leader. A charismatic horse who commanded the sun and ruled and ruled and kept on ruling. For forty years he ruled, with the help of his elite band of Chosen Ones, a scandalously violent pack of Defenders and, as he aged, his beloved and ambitious young donkey wife, Marvellous.But even the sticks and stones know there is no night ever so long it does not end with dawn. And so it did for the Old Horse, one day as he sat down to his Earl Grey tea and favourite radio programme. A new regime, a new leader. Or apparently so. And once again, the animals were full of hope . . .Glory tells the story of a country seemingly trapped in a cycle as old as time. And yet, as it unveils the myriad tricks required to uphold the illusion of absolute power, it reminds us that the glory of tyranny only lasts as long as its victims are willing to let it. History can be stopped in a moment. With the return of a long-lost daughter, a #freefairncredibleelection, a turning tide -- even a single bullet.Best Summer Book of 2022 in the Financial Times Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781529114225
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Paperback. Condition: New. **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' StylistThis 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**. Seller Inventory # LU-9781529114225
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