"In the face of a savage, callous regime that could've been conceived out of the devil's anus itself, the children of the nation resolved to fight back."
Inspired by George Orwell's "Animal Farm," "Glory" is a vividly constructed allegory. NoViolet Bulawayo's political satire meshes brutal imagery with clever language to re-imagine the 2017 coup against Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe.
"Don't tell me God is watching. Coz all my wretched life he's been watching; how long, really, does a God need to watch shit burn before he intervenes?"
Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize, "Glory" is painstakingly researched and manages to dig out bits of humor from heartbreaking incidents.
"Words were muti. Words were weapons. Words were magic. Words were church. Words were wealth. Words were life."
The author uses the power of repetition to emphasize key passages and themes, underscoring the emotional impact of the book at every turn. Bulawayo's work is transcendent, offering tinges of hope in the midst of pervasive tragedy to create a truly memorable novel.
"And every one of them felt warmed by the beautiful lotus fire. And everyone of them heard the flames of that fire fan and flutter and roar right in their hearts. And every one of them understood that whatever they heard within those hearts was the new national anthem, tholukuthi an anthem that spoke of the kind of glory that burns eternal and glows with living light."
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