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Wikipedia Overview
Petina Gappah 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.
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"I See it as Affirmation": Petina Gappah on Winning the 2026 Flora Nwapa Literary Society Award - Brittle Paper
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Petina Gappah: ‘I learned Swahili to write this’ - The Guardian
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Zimbabwean author Petina Gappah to receive prestigious award - NewZimbabwe.com
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Archives: A Q&A with Petina Gappah - Women's Prize
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With Her Latest Novel, Petina Gappah Sees an Obsession Through (Published 2019) - The New York Times
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Petina Gappah on the Insular World of Boarding School - The New Yorker
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Out of Africa: David Livingstone’s servants preserve his legacy - The Christian Science Monitor
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Author Q&A: Petina Gappah - Big Issue North
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Petina Gappah on 'Persuasion' - WPR
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Petina Gappah on Zimbabwe, Language, and "Afropolitans" - Literary Hub
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Review: Petina Gappah’s ‘The Book of Memory’ is a vivid and powerful debut novel - Los Angeles Times
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Mugabe and me: A personal history of growing up in Zimbabwe - BBC
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Petina Gappah: 'Last book to make me laugh? The cheese chapter in Three Men in a Boat' - The Guardian
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Dr. Livingstone, We Presume? (Published 2019) - The New York Times
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Petina Gappah is Coming Out with Two Books – a Memoir and an Essay Collection – Next Year! - Brittle Paper
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Rewriting the historical epic: African women writers go big - The Christian Science Monitor
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Out of Darkness, Shining Light by Petina Gappah review – a journey across colonial Africa - The Guardian
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Rotten Row by Petina Gappah review – buzzing with Zimbabwe life - The Guardian
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Petina Gappah: 'I don't see myself as an African writer' - The Guardian
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Interview: Petina Gappah - The Guardian
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Petina Gappah on Being Influenced by Tsitsi Dangarembga, Admiring Teju Cole & Zadie Smith, & Why Her Livingstone Novel Took 20 Years - Brittle Paper
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The Book of Memory review – a vivid life story from death row - The Guardian
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A Doctor Livingstone Novel, I Presume? - Publishers Weekly
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Petina Gappah's An Elegy for Easterly wins Guardian First Book Award 2009 - The Guardian
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Petina Gappah’s 2-Second Bob Marley Cover is Perfection - Brittle Paper
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Zimbabwean's death row novel in the running for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction - The Independent
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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi — generations lost - Financial Times
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Zimbabwe's Petina Gappah casts new light on David Livingstone's search for the source of the Nile - CBC
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Zimbabwean Novelist Petina Gappah is a Judge for the 2022 International Booker Prize - Brittle Paper
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Guardian First Book Prize shortlisted author Petina Gappah - The Guardian
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Short fiction round-up | Short stories - The Guardian
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Short story by Petina Gappah - The Guardian
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Petina Gappah's top 10 books about Zimbabwe - The Guardian
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Open City by Teju Cole – review - The Guardian
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How Zimbabwe Freed Itself of Robert Mugabe - The New Yorker
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Change on hold, by Petina Gappah - The Africa Report
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Morgan Tsvangirai's messy love life is a gift to his enemies | Petina Gappah - The Guardian
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Book review: Out Of Darkness, Shining Light, by Petina Gappah - The Scotsman
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Sneak Peek: ‘In The Days of Miracle And Wonder’ by Petina Gappah - thelagosreview.ng
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Book review: The Book of Memory by Petina Gappah The book of memory ... Petina Gappah (left) at a Geneva book store recently - NewZimbabwe.com
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Zimbabwe: Petina Gappah Revisits Her Childhood Schools - allAfrica.com
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Centering the Other: A review of Petina Gappah’s "Out of Darkness, Shining Light"– Toni Kan - thelagosreview.ng
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Petina Gappah’s ‘Rotten Row’ – Coming Soon - The Namibian -
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No, Africa is not its own worst enemy
| The New Times - The New Times
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Petina Gappah’s Yellow Dog Dingo premieres at Reps Theatre - Herald.co.zw
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Petina Gappah’s “Yellow Dog Dingo” sparks healing conversations through theatre - Herald.co.zw
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Fun as Petina Gappah thrills at Ake Arts and Book Festival - PM News Nigeria
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Petina Gappah Retracts Defamatory Allegations Against Fadzayi Mahere - The Zimbabwean
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Bailiffs attach Gappah properties after she lost defamation battle with Mahere - zimlive.com
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Petina Gappah ordered to pay US$18,000 to Fadzayi Mahere - Bulawayo24 News
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Writers end year in own style - Herald.co.zw
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Petina Gappah Retracts Defamatory Allegations Against Fadzayi Mahere - Pindula News
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LITERARY FICTION - Daily Mail
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“I Am Proud Of My Approach”: Petina Gappah Responds To Critics - ZimEye
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The view of the poets - The Zimbabwean
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Mugabe’s Death Can Be The Start Of Zimbabwe’s Healing Process – Petina Gappah - Pindula News
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Gappah loses recusal bid against judge in Mahere US$1 million suit - The Zimbabwean
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Paula Hawkins, Petina Gappah and Chipo Chung Harare book reading event (Pictures) - Pindula News
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Petina Gappah Speaks On Where It Went Wrong For President Mnangagwa - Pindula News
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WATCH: Petina Gappah In Conversation With Trevor (Part 1) - Pindula News
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Petina Gappah says Zimbabwe is better off with anyone but Mugabe - Pindula News
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Petina Gappah plans to join Zimbabwe civil service - Pindula News
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Gappah to quit law for writing - Herald.co.zw
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Is Petina Gappah The Face Behind ED’s Twitter Account - ZimEye
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Gappah's properties worth $18k attached over Mahere defamation - Bulawayo24 News
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Fadzayi Mahere Sues Petina Gappah For $1 Million Over Tweets - Pindula News
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Fadzayi Mahere Sues Petina Gappah $1m For Defamation Of Character - ZimEye
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I’m the child on MDC symbol: Petina Gappah - dailynews.co.zw
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Petina Gappah Says My Twitter Account Was Cloned On Mukupe Saga - ZimEye
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Petina Gappah Tells ED To Disband PAC, Tweet Deleted - ZimEye
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Battle lines drawn as Fadzayi Mahere slaps big Zim lawyer with $1m lawsuit over 'man snatching' Twitter War - iHarare News
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Author Petina Gappah Tears Into Fadzayi Mahere, Accuses Her Of Attempting To Snatch Her Partner - Pindula News
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One Of Mnangagwa’s Top Advisers Quits - Pindula News
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FULL THREAD: Former Advisor To ED Fights Back - Pindula News
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Petina Gappah targets Mukupe in smear campaign? - Bulawayo24 News
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