Troy Onyango (Writer) The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell

Troy Onyango said his last good read is Namwali Serpell’s ‘The Old Drift.’ “It’s a book I read that still spirals in my mind,” he said. “I am awed by its ambition and execution. I think that is going to be the gold standard for a novel for me for a while.”

Onyango is a Kenyan writer, editor and lawyer. He is the winner of the inaugural Nyanza Literary Festival Prize and first runner-up in the Black Letter Media Competition. He has also been shortlisted for the Short Story Day Africa Prize, the Brittle Paper Awards, and nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Recently, he founded Lowle, an online African literary magazine.