`The Old Drift´ author Namwali Serpell shares how Zambian Afronauts inspired her debut novel
(LA Times Television)

For nearly 20 years, Namwali Serpell has been writing `The Old Drift.` If you don´t find that fact alone to be staggering, consider this: The 576-page book blends English with a multitude of Bantu languages spoken in Zambia. Incorporating elements of historical fiction, sci-fi, magical realism,...