Namwali Serpell Books in Order
Namwali Serpell is a Zambian writer and professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Her notable awards include the 2011 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award and her selection for the 2014 Africa 39 list. Notably, she won the 2015 Caine Prize for African Writing, solidifying her reputation as a prominent literary voice. Her first novel, The Old Drift, showcases her mastery of narrative, drawing inspiration from the life of Percy M. Clark, as seen in the chapter "The Falls," which is derived from his autobiography, The Autobiography of an Old Drifter.
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Book Series by Namwali Serpell
- #1AmazonThe Best Girls (By: Min Jin Lee)(2019)
- #2AmazonThe Beckoning Fair One (By: Dan Chaon)(2019)
- #3AmazonUngirls (By: Lauren Beukes)(2019)
- #4AmazonWill Williams(2019)
- #5AmazonAnonymous (By: Uzodinma Iweala)(2019)
- #6AmazonLoam (By: Scott Heim)(2019)
- #7AmazonAfrica39(2014)
- #8AmazonMcSweeney's #49(2017)
- #9AmazonThink in Public(2019)
- #10AmazonTwenty Years of the Caine Prize for African Writing(2019)
About Namwali Serpell
Namwali Serpell is a Zambian writer and professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Her notable awards include the 2011 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award and her selection for the 2014 Africa 39 list. Notably, she won the 2015 Caine Prize for African Writing, solidifying her reputation as a prominent literary voice. Her first novel, The Old Drift, showcases her mastery of narrative, drawing inspiration from the life of Percy M. Clark, as seen in the chapter "The Falls," which is derived from his autobiography, The Autobiography of an Old Drifter.
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