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The Old Drift

2019 novel by Namwali Serpell
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Summary

The Old Drift is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (256 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Namwali Serpell[3]
  • Award received: Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards[4], Arthur C. Clarke Award[5], Grand Prix of Literary Associations[6], Nommo Awards[7]
  • Genre: science fiction[8], historical fiction[9]
  • Language of work or name: English[10]
  • Publication date: March 21, 2019[11]
  • Has edition or translation: Q133055625[12]
  • Narrative location: Rhodesia[13], Zambia[14]
  • Nominated for: Locus Award for Best First Novel[15], Nommo Novel Award[16]
  • Title: The Old Drift[17]
  • Has characteristic: debut novel[18]
  • Mass: 14.4 ounce[19]
  • Form of creative work: novel[20]

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What awards did The Old Drift receive?

Honors received include Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards[4], Arthur C. Clarke Award[5], Grand Prix of Literary Associations[6], and Nommo Awards[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . clarkeaward.com. Retrieved . clarkeaward.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . amazon.com. amazon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . amazon.com. amazon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Q133055625
    Award received → Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, Arthur C. Clarke Award, Grand Prix of Literary Associations +1
    Imported from → —
    Has characteristic → debut novel
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