Petina Gappah
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Petina Gappah is a Zimbabwean writer and lawyer known for her award-winning short stories and novels that explore contemporary Zimbabwean life with sharp wit and social insight.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Petina Gappah canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lawyer
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novelist ⓘ person ⓘ short story writer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| activeIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| continentOfOrigin | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1971 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Graz ⓘ University of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | law ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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satire ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| hasResidence | Harare ⓘ |
| hasRole |
commentator on Zimbabwean society
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public intellectual ⓘ |
| hasWonAward |
The Guardian First Book Award
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surface form:
Guardian First Book Award
National Arts Merit Award (Zimbabwe) ⓘ |
| hasWrittenForm |
novel
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short story collection ⓘ |
| knownFor |
combining legal insight with fiction
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depicting everyday Zimbabweans with humor and empathy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary African literature ⓘ |
| nationality | Zimbabwean ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Elegy for Easterly
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Out of Darkness, Shining Light ⓘ Rotten Row ⓘ The Book of Memory ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Zambia ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
contemporary Zimbabwean life
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everyday life in Harare ⓘ postcolonial society ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| profession | international trade lawyer ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
Zimbabwean politics
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family relationships ⓘ law and justice ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
sharp wit
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social insight ⓘ |
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