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ⓘ About Namwali Serpell
Namwali Serpell is a prolific writer of contemporary, historical fiction, and science fiction stories hailing from Zambia. She lives in America and teaches English. Serpell made her debut in the literary world with her 2015 short story called The Sack, which won her the Caine Prize in African fiction. In the 2014 Hay Festival, Serpell was included in the list called Africa39 that featured 39 top writers from Sub-Saharan Africa under the age of 40 with the talent and potential for defining trends in the African literature. Author Serpell was born in 1980 in Lusaka, Zambia as Carla Namwali Serpell. Her family still resides in her hometown in Zambia.
All Book Series by Namwali Serpell
The Best Girls
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2019 Anthology · Min Jin Lee
Twenty Years of the Caine Prize for African Writing
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2019
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Namwali Serpell?
Namwali Serpell is a prolific writer of contemporary, historical fiction, and science fiction stories hailing from Zambia. She lives in America and teaches English. Serpell made her debut in the literary world with her 2015 short story called The Sack, which won her the Caine Prize in African fiction.
Which Namwali Serpell series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Disorder Collection series, the earliest of Namwali Serpell's multi-book series: it opens with The Best Girls (2019) and runs to 6 books across 2019, ending with Loam (2019).
How many books has Namwali Serpell written?
Namwali Serpell has 16 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2014 and 2026. 6 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Disorder Collection series with 6 books — and 10 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Namwali Serpell's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Namwali Serpell's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Disorder Collection (2019, 6 books).
How are Namwali Serpell's books organised into series?
This guide splits Namwali Serpell's 16 books into 1 named series and 10 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Disorder Collection (6 books, 2019).