Petina Gappah | |
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| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Copperbelt Province, Zambia |
| Occupation | Legal counsel, writer |
| Alma mater | University of Zimbabwe; University of Graz; University of Cambridge |
| Notable works | An Elegy for Easterly (2009) |
| Notable awards | Guardian First Book Award |
| Children | 1 son[1] |
| Website | |
| theworldaccordingtogappah | |
Petina Gappah (born 1971) is a Zimbabwean lawyer and writer. She writes in English, though she also draws on Shona, her first language.[2] In 2016, she was named African Literary Person of the Year by Brittle Paper.[3] In 2017 she had a DAAD Artist-in-Residence fellowship[4] in Berlin.
- ^ "Q&A with author Petina Gappah", Financial Times, 18 September 2015.
- ^ Williams, Susan (1 June 2009). "An Elegy for Easterly, by Petina Gappah – Reviews, Books". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ Edoro, Ainehi (19 December 2016). "The 2016 Brittle Paper African Literary Person of the Year Is Petina Gappah". Brittle Paper. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ Bongani Kona, "Exclusive interview: Petina Gappah speaks about the highs and lows of her writing career, and reveals details of her next book", The Johannesburg Review of Books, 4 September 2017.