Glory

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022

Discover an exhilarating novel about power and corruption set in a nation trapped in a cycle as old as time.

'A masterpiece for our times. Gripping and exhilarating' Observer

'Uplifting and original' Stylist

This is the story of a country on the brink of revolution.

It's the story of Destiny, who returns home to witness the uprising.

It's a story for all of us, and a reminder that history can be changed in the blink of an eye.

'A novel with heart and energy' Daily Telegraph

'Bulawayo is really out-Orwelling Orwell. This is a satire with sharper teeth, angrier, and also very, very funny' New York Times Book Review

SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2023
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 VISIONARY ARTS AWARDS

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A 2022 Book to Look Forward To in the Guardian, The Times, Oprah Daily, Daily Mail
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Glory is an energy burst, an exhilarating joyride. It is the story of an uprising, told by a bold, vivid chorus of animal voices* that helps us see our human world more clearly

A long time ago, in a bountiful land not so far away, the animal denizens lived quite happily. Then the colonisers arrived. After nearly a hundred years, a bloody War of Liberation brought new hope for the animals -- along with a new leader. A charismatic horse who commanded the sun and ruled and ruled and kept on ruling. For forty years he ruled, with the help of his elite band of Chosen Ones, a scandalously violent pack of Defenders and, as he aged, his beloved and ambitious young donkey wife, Marvellous.

But even the sticks and stones know there is no night ever so long it does not end with dawn. And so it did for the Old Horse, one day as he sat down to his Earl Grey tea and favourite radio programme. A new regime, a new leader. Or apparently so. And once again, the animals were full of hope . . .

Glory tells the story of a country seemingly trapped in a cycle as old as time. And yet, as it unveils the myriad tricks required to uphold the illusion of absolute power, it reminds us that the glory of tyranny only lasts as long as its victims are willing to let it. History can be stopped in a moment. With the return of a long-lost daughter, a #freefairncredibleelection, a turning tide -- even a single bullet.