Winner · Arthur C. Clarke Award 2020
The Old Drift
2019 novel by Namwali Serpell
On the banks of the Zambezi River, a few miles from the majestic Victoria Falls, there was once a colonial settlement called The Old Drift. Here begins the epic story of a small African nation, told by a mysterious swarm-like chorus that calls itself man’s greatest nemesis. The tale? A playful panorama of history, fairytale, romance and science fiction. The moral? To err is human.
Synopsis from Open Library.
- Language
- English
- Genre
- historical fiction
- Pages
- 576
- ISBN
- 9781473545458
- Subjects
- Africa, fiction, Fiction, family life, Fiction, historical, New York Times reviewed, English literature, Fiction, historical, general, Families, Fiction
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