The Resource The old drift, Namwali Serpell
The old drift, Namwali Serpell
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Resource Information
The item The old drift, Namwali Serpell represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Namwali Serpell's ground-shaking debut novel is an epic story of three generations of three Zambian families - one black, one brown and one white. Unfolding over 200 years, but set mainly in the twentieth century, one family begins in Italy, another in England and the third in Zambia
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The old drift
- Title
- The old drift
- Statement of responsibility
- Namwali Serpell
- Subject
-
- Families -- Zambia -- Fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- Interpersonal relations -- Fiction
- Italians -- Zambia -- Fiction
- Magic realism (Literature)
- Race relations -- Fiction
- Revenge -- Fiction
- Romance fiction
- trueScience fiction
- Women -- Fiction
- Zambia -- Fiction
- Familes -- Fiction
- Zambia -- Social life and customs -- 21st century -- Fiction
- Zambia -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Families -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Namwali Serpell's ground-shaking debut novel is an epic story of three generations of three Zambian families - one black, one brown and one white. Unfolding over 200 years, but set mainly in the twentieth century, one family begins in Italy, another in England and the third in Zambia
- Cataloging source
- WWBK
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1980-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Serpell, Namwali
- Dewey number
- 813.6
- Illustrations
- genealogical tables
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Families
- Familes
- Revenge
- Women
- Italians
- Interpersonal relations
- Race relations
- Families
- Zambia
- Zambia
- Zambia
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The old drift, Namwali Serpell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 564-565)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- still image
- text
- Content type code
-
- sti
- txt
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000065141722
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 566 pages
- Isbn
- 9781781090503
- Lccn
- be2019008549
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- genealogical table
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1090807648
- Label
- The old drift, Namwali Serpell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 564-565)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- still image
- text
- Content type code
-
- sti
- txt
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000065141722
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 566 pages
- Isbn
- 9781781090503
- Lccn
- be2019008549
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- genealogical table
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1090807648
Subject
- Families -- Zambia -- Fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- Interpersonal relations -- Fiction
- Italians -- Zambia -- Fiction
- Magic realism (Literature)
- Race relations -- Fiction
- Revenge -- Fiction
- Romance fiction
- trueScience fiction
- Women -- Fiction
- Zambia -- Fiction
- Familes -- Fiction
- Zambia -- Social life and customs -- 21st century -- Fiction
- Zambia -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Families -- Fiction
Genre
Included in
- trueLos Angeles Times Book Prizes: Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction
- trueMagical Realism
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2019
- trueArthur C. Clarke Award
- trueFamily Ties
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