Namwali Serpell

An electrifying debut from the winner of the 2015 Caine Prize for African writing, The Old Drift is the Great Zambian Novel you didn't know you were waiting for and the launch of a thrilling new talent. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2020 'The great African novel of the twenty-first century' — Tade Thompson, author of Rosewater On...

The essential companion to Toni Morrison's work, written by Namwali Serpell, 'one of the most innovative and intelligent writers today' (Financial Times). 'A landmark appraisal... deep and enriching' - GUARDIAN 'An exhilarating meeting of critical minds' - OBSERVER 'Serpell is a superlative essayist' - DIANA EVANS 'Serpell brings her expertise and eye to Toni Morrison's singular literary genius' - HARPER'S...

National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist A New Yorker Best Book of 2020 "Wise, warm, witty and dizzyingly wide-ranging."—The New York Times "Serpell's vital treatise is one readers will find themselves returning to again and again."—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review If evolutionary biologists, ethical philosophers, and social media gurus are to be believed, the face is the basis for what we...