5/19/2023 0 Comments The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell![]() ![]() ![]() This sets off a cycle of unwitting retribution between three Zambian families (black, white, brown) as they collide and converge over the course of the century, into the present and beyond. Clark, foggy with fever, makes a mistake that entangles the fates of an Italian hotelier and an African busboy. In 1904, in a smoky room at the hotel across the river, an Old Drifter named Percy M. The tale? A playful panorama of history, fairytale, romance and science fiction. Here begins the epic story of a small African nation, told by a mysterious swarm-like chorus that calls itself man’s greatest nemesis. ![]() 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. Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize 2019 Longlisted for the Debut Crown Historical Writers Association Award 2019 'Extraordinary, ambitious, evocative… The Old Drift is an impressive book, ranging skillfully between historical and science fiction, shifting gears between political argument, psychological realism and rich fabulism…a dazzling debut, establishing Namwali Serpell as a writer on the world stage' SALMAN RUSHDIE ![]()
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