The Great Zambian Novel you didn’t know you were waiting for…
The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2019
Time Magazine’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2019
Amazon’s Top 100 Books of 2019
Kirkus Review’s Best Fiction of 2019
“Extraordinary, ambitious, evocative…. A dazzling debut, establishing Namwali Serpell as a writer on the world stage.” SALMAN RUSHDIE, NY Times Book Review (cover)
“This is a dazzling book, as ambitious as any first novel published this decade. It made the skin on the back of my neck prickle.” DWIGHT GARNER, NY Times
“Astonishing.” ★ Publishers Weekly
“Unforgettable.” ★ Booklist
“Restless ingenuity.” ★ Kirkus Reviews
“Stunning.” ★ Library Journal