The old drift a novel
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...
| Main Author: | Serpell, Namwali, 1980- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Hogarth,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
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. |
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| Physical Description: |
566 pages : genealogical table ; 25 cm |
| ISBN: |
1101907142 9781101907146 9781781090497 1781090491 |
| Author Notes: |
Namwali Serpell has won the 2015 Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story 'The Sack'. Published in the collection Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara. (Bowker Author Biography) |