An Elegy for Easterly
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An Elegy for Easterly is a critically acclaimed short story collection by Zimbabwean writer Petina Gappah that portrays contemporary Zimbabwean life with sharp wit and poignant social insight.
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| An Elegy for Easterly canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Petina Gappah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsWork |
An Elegy for Easterly (short story)
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At the Sound of the Last Post NERFINISHED ⓘ Our Man in Geneva Wins a Million Euros NERFINISHED ⓘ Something Nice from London NERFINISHED ⓘ The Annexe Shuffle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cracked, Pink Lips of Rosie’s Bridegroom NERFINISHED ⓘ The Maid from Lalapanzi NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mupandawana Dancing Champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| depicts | contemporary Zimbabwean life ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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short stories ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780571246942 ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
dark humor
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realism ⓘ |
| hasTone |
comic
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poignant ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAward |
Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award longlist
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Guardian First Book Award shortlist ⓘ Zimbabwean National Arts Merit Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Petina Gappah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublisherCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCount | 288 ⓘ |
| partOf | Zimbabwean literature ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber ⓘ |
| setting | Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
HIV/AIDS
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diaspora and migration ⓘ economic crisis in Zimbabwe ⓘ gender relations ⓘ political corruption ⓘ social inequality in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
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