The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
On the banks of the Zambezi River, a few miles from the majestic Victoria Falls, there was once a colonial settlement called The Old Drift.
On the banks of the Zambezi River, a few miles from the majestic Victoria Falls, there was once a colonial settlement called The Old Drift.
Read: 2020-09-27
Rating: 0/5
Pages: 576
isbn: 9781473545458
Easiest DNF decision I've had to make in years.
First 20-odd pages are a never-ending stream of racist terms. It doesn't get any better after that.
In a year where "Memory of Empire" and "The Light Brigade" were on the shortlist, this *thing* wins the Clarke Award? Probably the greatest disappointment since Anne Charnock's equally unreadable "Dreams Before the Start of Time".
First 20-odd pages are a never-ending stream of racist terms. It doesn't get any better after that.
In a year where "Memory of Empire" and "The Light Brigade" were on the shortlist, this *thing* wins the Clarke Award? Probably the greatest disappointment since Anne Charnock's equally unreadable "Dreams Before the Start of Time".