Introduction In the novel “We Need New Names,” Bulawayo’s narrative allows the application of the notion that African life and cultures are commonly misrepresented through typecasting and conventionalization. It engages with deprived postcolonial cosmopolitans and the legacy of colonialism in its retroflection of a vision that is influential and tragic. The novel is based on the story of an unprivileged black girl child navigating the difficult times in a country whose socio-economic situation is drowning and undertaking a diasporic journey to the West. Little Darling is not only the narrator of her own predicament but her country as well: through a naïve, brave, and intuitive voice, she accompanies the reader into a world whose image is often manipulated and misrepresented in the eyes of the West. As well as through Darling’s first-hand storytelling, the reader has the chance to access the events through the eyes of some Western media representatives. Word Counts:1118 Cited By: 4 Reference Style: MLA Click here for the Essay