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The old drift : a novel / Namwali Serpell.

By:

Serpell, Namwali, (1980-)

Material type: Text

TextEdition: First editionDescription: 566 pages : genealogical table ; 25 cmISBN:

9781101907146 (hardback)

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DDC classification:

FIC SER

Contents:

The grandmothers -- The mothers -- The children.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction / Ficción	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	FIC SER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		028305

The grandmothers -- The mothers -- The children.

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.

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