Petina Gappah is a widely translated Zimbabwean writer. She is the author of two novels, Out of Darkness, Shining Light; The Book of Memory; and two short story collections, Rotten Row and An Elegy for Easterly. Her work has been short-listed for the Orwell Prize, the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the PEN/Open Book Award, the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, and the Prix Femina (etranger), among other honors. She is the recipient of the Guardian First Book Award and the McKitterick Prize from the Society of Authors. A lawyer specializing in international trade and investment as well as a writer, Petina currently lives in Harare, Zimbabwe.
"La historia que me has pedido que te cuente no comienza con la conmovedora fealdad de la muerte de Lloyd. Comienza un día de agosto de hace mucho tiempo, cuando el sol me abrasaba la cara y yo tenía nueve años, y mi padre y mi madre me vendieron a un desconocido. Digo mi padre y...
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