The Old Drift

2019 novel by Namwali Serpell
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The Old Drift

Summary

The Old Drift is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Old Drift authored Namwali Serpell[3].
  • The Old Drift received the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards[4].
  • The Old Drift received the Arthur C. Clarke Award[5].
  • The Old Drift received the Grand Prix of Literary Associations[6].
  • The Old Drift's instance of is recorded as literary work[7].
  • The Old Drift's genre is recorded as science fiction[8].
  • The Old Drift's genre is recorded as historical fiction[9].
  • The Old Drift's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Old Drift's publication date is recorded as +2019-03-21T00:00:00Z[11].
  • The Old Drift's Open Library ID is recorded as OL20148914W[12].
  • The Old Drift's has edition or translation is recorded as Q133055625[13].
  • The Old Drift's narrative location is recorded as Rhodesia[14].
  • The Old Drift's narrative location is recorded as Zambia[15].
  • The Old Drift's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 2532544[16].
  • The Old Drift's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best First Novel[17].
  • The Old Drift's nominated for is recorded as Nommo Novel Award[18].
  • The Old Drift's title is recorded as The Old Drift[19].
  • The Old Drift's has characteristic is recorded as debut novel[20].
  • The Old Drift's FantLab work ID is recorded as 1270826[21].
  • The Old Drift's form of creative work is recorded as novel[22].
  • The Old Drift's Penguin Random House work ID is recorded as 537834[23].

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Works and Contributions

The Old Drift authored Namwali Serpell[3].

Recognition

Awards received include Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards[4], a literary award[24], in United States[25], founded in 1935[26]; Arthur C. Clarke Award[5], a literary award[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1987[29]; and Grand Prix of Literary Associations[6], an award[30], in Cameroon[31], founded in 2013[32].

Why It Matters

The Old Drift ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did The Old Drift receive?

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . clarkeaward.com. Retrieved . clarkeaward.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . amazon.com. amazon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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