An Elegy for Easterly
$31.29
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
9 February 2010
Summary
A woman in a township in Zimbabwe is surrounded by throngs of dusty children but longs for a baby of her own; an old man finds that his job making coffins at No Matter Funeral Parlour brings unexpected riches; a politician’s widow quietly stands by at her husband’s funeral watching his colleagues bury an empty coffin.
Petina Gappah’s characters may have ordinary hopes and dreams, but they are living in a world where a loaf of bread costs half a million dollars, a country expected to h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571246946 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 057124694X |
| Author: | Petina Gappah |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | Main |
| Release Date: | 9 February 2010 |
| Weight: | 228g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 18mm |
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About The Author
Petina Gappah
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 son Kush in Geneva, where she works as counsel in an international organisation that provides legal aid on international trade law to developing countries. She is currently completing her first novel, The Book of Memory.
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