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  • Bibliography:
    3 Books
  • First Book:
    April 2016
  • Latest Book:
    October 2022
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Book List in Order: 3 titles



  • A short story by Namwali Serpell from the collection Reader, I Married Him: Stories inspired by Jane Eyre.In ‘Double Men’, a secret liaison during a Zambian bonding ceremony has repercussions for two old female friends.Edited by Tracy Chevalier, ...



  • 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 On the banks of the Zambezi River, a few miles from the majestic Victoria Falls, th...



  • How do you grieve an absence? From the award-winning author of The Old Drift, “a piercing, sharply written novel about the conjuring power of loss” (Raven Leilani, author of Luster).“A genuine tour de force . . . What seems at first a meditatio...




Award-Winning Books by Namwali Serpell

The Old Drift
2019 L.A. Times Book Prize -- First Fiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Namwali Serpell has published 3 books.

Namwali Serpell does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Furrows, was published in October 2022.

The first book by Namwali Serpell, Double Men, was published in April 2016.

No. Namwali Serpell does not write books in series.