I am starting to talk fast now, and I have to remember to s… - NoViolet Bulawayo

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I am starting to talk fast now, and I have to remember to slow down because when I get excited, I start to sound like myself and my American accent goes away.

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NoViolet Bulawayo is the pen name of Elizabeth Zandile Tshele (born 12 October 1981), a Zimbabwean author and Stegner Fellow at Stanford University (2012–14). Bulawayo was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2014.

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Alternative Names: Elizabeth Zandile Tshele • Elizabeth Tshele

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