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“With all this snow, with the sun not there, with the cold and dreariness, this place doesn't look like my America, doesn't even look real. It's like we are in a terrible story, like we're in the crazy parts of the Bible, there where God is busy punishing people for their sins and is making them miserable with all the weather. The sky, for example, has stayed white all this time I have been here, which tells you that something is not right. Even the stones know that a sky is supposed to be blue, like our sky back home, which is blue, so blue you can spray Clorox on it and wipe it with a paper towel and it wouldn't even come off.”

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NoViolet Bulawayo
NoViolet Bulawayo

NoViolet Bulawayo, born on December 10, 1981, is a prominent author from Zimbabwe. Her works are set against the backdrop of Zimbabwe's social reality, profoundly addressing issues such as poverty, racial discrimination, and the plight of children. more

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