TY - BOOK AU - Serpell,Namwali TI - The Old Drift: a novel SN - 1101907142 AV - PR9405.9.S37 O53 2019 U1 - 813.6 23 PY - 2019///] CY - New York PB - Hogarth KW - Families KW - Zambia KW - Fiction KW - Magic realist fiction KW - lcgft KW - Fantasy fiction KW - Historical fiction N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages [564]-565) N2 - 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 ER -