In the country of Jidada—a fictionalized Zimbabwe—the Old Horse has ruled for decades, but now he will face a nation of animals on the path to true liberation. NoViolet Bulawayo's Booker Prize finalist is also the story of Destiny, a young goat who returns to Jidada to bear witness to revolution, and to recount the unofficial history of the females who have quietly pulled the strings there.

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