The Old Drift :
Serpell, Namwali, 1980-
The Old Drift : a novel / Namwali Serpell. - First edition. - 566 pages : genealogical table ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [564]-565).
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.
1101907142 9781101907146 9781781090497 1781090491
GBB910181 bnb
019211275 Uk
Families--Zambia--Fiction.
Zambia--Fiction.
Magic realist fiction
Fantasy fiction
Historical fiction
PR9405.9.S37 / O53 2019
813.6
The Old Drift : a novel / Namwali Serpell. - First edition. - 566 pages : genealogical table ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [564]-565).
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.
1101907142 9781101907146 9781781090497 1781090491
GBB910181 bnb
019211275 Uk
Families--Zambia--Fiction.
Zambia--Fiction.
Magic realist fiction
Fantasy fiction
Historical fiction
PR9405.9.S37 / O53 2019
813.6