Serpell, Namwali, 1980-

The old drift / Namwali Serpell. - 561 pages 25 cm

Three generations of a cursed family traverse from India and Italy to England and ultimately a fantastical Zambia of the near future, where an interstitial Greek chorus of mosquitoes traces their vibrant human experiences as children, parents, and grandparents.

9781101907146

bl2019002457


Families--Zambia--Fiction.
Family life--Zambia--Fiction.


Zambia--Fiction.
Zambia--Fiction.


Magic realism (Literature)
Fantasy fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Fantasy fiction.

PR9405.9.S37 / O53 2019

823/.92 FIC