My Take
Author Profile
Name:
Petina Gappah
Biography
Petina Gappah is a Zimbabwean writer with law degrees from Cambridge, Graz University and the University of Zimbabwe. Her short fiction and essays have been published in eight countries. She lives with her Kush in Geneva where she works as counsel in an international organisation that provides legal aid on international trade law to developing countries. Her column appears every week in the Sunday Times Zimbabwe edition.