Petina Gappah
Petina Gappah | |
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| Born | 1971 (age 53–54) 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 |
| 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. In 2016, she was named African Literary Person of the Year by Brittle Paper. In 2017 she had a DAAD Artist-in-Residence fellowship in Berlin.