![]() ![]() The choice of a young narrator on the verge of adolescence is a commendable effort on the part of Bulawayo. They live inventing games like “Find Bin Laden” and stealing guavas from Budapest. Darling spends her days roaming around Budapest (where wealthy whites and Africans reside) with her friends – Chipo (eleven years old and pregnant on being raped by her grandfather), Bastard, GodKnows, Sbho and Stina. Her father has left for South Africa for work and has not returned. The story is narrated by Darling, a ten year old girl living in a fictional place called Paradise with her mother and grandmother. Darling has hopes to go to America and live a ‘good’ life and in the bargain loses some things. As much as the political turmoil makes life hell for them (for their parents atleast), life becomes more amusing with the antics they have to perform to win the goodwill of the NGOs. The children enjoy a life of adventure and mischief and all of them dream of staying in an actual paradise of a developed country. ![]() Darling and her friends live in a fictional place called Paradise in Africa, which is poverty stricken unlike its name. ![]()
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