Namwali Serpell’s The Old Drift: Disruption (Special Issue)

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Namwali Serpell’s The Old Drift: Disruption (Special Issue)

Edited Volume

Deborah Nyangulu (ed.)

2022

Research in African Literatures, the premier journal of African literary studies worldwide, serves as a stimulating vehicle in English for research on the oral and written literatures of Africa. Reviews of current scholarly books are included in every number, and a forum offers readers the opportunity to respond to issues raised in articles and book reviews.

Research in African Literatures, 53(3) 2022. Indiana: Indiana University Press. https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/50364#info_wrap

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ISSN: 0034-5210

ISSN: 1527-2044

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