Darling is only 10 years old, and yet she must navigate a fragile and violent world. In Zimbabwe, Darling and her friends steal guavas, try to get the baby out of young Chipo's belly, and grasp at memories of Before. Before their homes were destroyed by paramilitary policemen, before the school clos[...]

Whenever foreigners visit Paradise they always ask Darling and her friends Stina, Chipo, Godknows, Sbho and Bastard to smile - for the camera. Here are some of the things Darling and her friends have to smile about: playing country-game and Find Bin Laden, stealing guavas, gifts from NGOs, singing L[...]

I Zimbabwe har borgerkrigen hærget, og pigen Darling må navigere i en skrøbelig og voldelig verden. Den landsby hun boede i er blevet ødelagt af paramilitære grupper, og hun bor nu i slumbyen Paradise. Her fordriver hun tiden med vennerne Stina, Chipo, Godknows, Sbho og Bastard. De opfinder der[...]

Darling, Chipo och Horungen.

NoViolet Bulawayos Bookerprisnominerade roman om 9-åriga Darling i kåkstaden. Familjens hem har förstörts av president Mugabes "krigsveteraner" i Zimbabwe. Darling växer alltså upp i en allt annat än barnvänlig miljö, men hon är smart och uppfinningsrik [...]