The novel depicts a pageant of complex characters from many racial backgrounds (with a family tree supplied for reference), unifying in a dramatic chorus that ties together the narrative with broader themes.Īuthor Namwali Serpell was born in Zambia to a black mother and white British father, then moved to the United States during her childhood. I was most drawn to the third section, which churns like the rapids, then floods in a surge of future-set climate catastrophe.
The first section, "The Grandmothers," unrolls like a meandering river and introduces native and colonial characters whose descendants will propel the next two sections, titled "The Mothers" and "The Children," respectively. This panoramic (576 page) debut novel spans a tumultuous century of socio-political and family dynamics in Zambia. Debut novelist Serpell presents a genre-bending opus spanning over a century of history (and future) in the African nation of Zambia.
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