The Old Drift
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Anisfield-Wolf Book Award – Fiction | 2020 | Winner |
About This Book
A multigenerational saga set in Zambia, tracing three intertwined families from the colonial era at Victoria Falls through the present and into a near-future speculative world. Narrated in part by a Greek chorus of mosquitoes, The Old Drift is a novel of vast ambition and dazzling formal invention that situates Zambia's history within the broader currents of African and world history. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award.
About the Author
Namwali Serpell is a Zambian-American author and academic. Born in Lusaka, Zambia, in 1980, she moved to the United States as a child. She is a Professor of English at Harvard University, where she teaches courses on African literature, narrative theory, and the history of the novel. Read more →
