. . "Petina Gappah, born 1971, is a Zimbabwean-born writer. She writes in English, though she also draws on Shona, her first language.Gappah's first book, An Elegy for Easterly, a story collection, was shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, the richest prize for the short story form."@en . . . "Gappah, Petina"@en . . . . . . "Petina Gappah"@en . . . "Zimbabwean writer" . .