The Old Drift. A Novel
| Title | The Old Drift. A Novel |
| Year for Search | 2019 |
| Authors | Serpell, Namwali(b. 1980) |
| Pagination | 566 pp. |
| Date Published | 2019 |
| Publisher | Hogarth |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | Female author, US author, Zambian author |
| Annotation | Much of the novel traces the lives of three African families (black, brown, and white) over four generations from the colonial era into the future, with the fourth generation living in a totalitarian dystopia. |
| Info Notes | For an interview with the author regarding the novel, see ‘From the historical past to the science fictional future’—Namwali Serpell chats to Wamuwi Mbao about her forthcoming debut novel, The Old Drift – The Johannesburg Review of Books |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | The female author (b. 1980) was born in Zambia and has lived the U.S. from age nine. |
| Full Text | 2019 Serpell, Namwali (b. 1980). The Old Drift. A Novel. New York: Hogarth. 566 pp. For an interview with the author regarding the novel, see ‘From the historical past to the science fictional future’—Namwali Serpell chats to Wamuwi Mbao about her forthcoming debut novel, The Old Drift – The Johannesburg Review of Books Public Much of the novel traces the lives of three African families (black, brown, and white) over four generations from the colonial era into the future, with the fourth generation living in a totalitarian dystopia. The female author was born in Zambia and has lived the U.S. from age nine. |
