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NoViolet Bulawayo

1981 - Today

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NoViolet Bulawayo is the pen name of Elizabeth Zandile Tshele (born 12 October 1981), 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". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. NoViolet Bulawayo is the 7,475th most popular writer (down from 7,231st in 2024), the 46th most popular biography from Zimbabwe (down from 38th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Zimbabwean Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, NoViolet Bulawayo ranks 7,475 out of 7,302. Before her are Emily Temple-Wood, Kristof Magnusson, Bari Weiss, V. E. Schwab, Dave Rubin, and Conor Maynard. After her are Amanda Beard, Tim Harford, Jon Ronson, Fatima Bhutto, Maurizio Giuliano, and Silvio Horta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, NoViolet Bulawayo ranks 1,541. Before her are Isao Homma, Eigo Sekine, Yuichi Nemoto, Siyabonga Sangweni, Marcus Banks, and Margaret Simpson. After her are Amanda Beard, Geoffrey Mutai, Yasuaki Oshima, Wu Hanxiong, Conor Casey, and Laura Granville.

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In Zimbabwe

Among people born in Zimbabwe, NoViolet Bulawayo ranks 46 out of 45. Before her are Patricia McKillop (1956), Tino Kadewere (1996), Belinda Stowell (1971), Tendai Ndoro (1985), Nyasha Mushekwi (1987), and Aleksandr Sergeyev (null). After her are Costa Nhamoinesu (1986), Debora Patta (1964), Peter Ndlovu (1973), Knowledge Musona (1987), Terence Parkin (1980), and Marvelous Nakamba (1994).

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Among WRITERS In Zimbabwe

Among writers born in Zimbabwe, NoViolet Bulawayo ranks 6. Before her are Alexander McCall Smith (1948), Paula Hawkins (1972), Tsitsi Dangarembga (1959), Chenjerai Hove (1956), and Yvonne Vera (1964). After her are Debora Patta (1964).

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