Petina Gappah Quotes

If I truly had the courage of my convictions, I would be a full-blown comic novelist.

If I truly had the courage of my convictions, I would be a full-blown comic novelist.

Petina Gappah

People always ask me how I manage to find humor in so much bleakness. I think this is almost a necessary skill to have.

People always ask me how I manage to find humor in so much bleakness. I think this is almost a necessary skill to have.

Petina Gappah

Tags: me, people, think

About Author

Petina Gappah (born 1971) is a Zimbabwean lawyer and writer. She writes in English, though she also draws on Shona, her first language. In 2016, she was named African Literary Person of the Year by Brittle Paper. In 2017 she had a DAAD Artist-in-Residence fellowship in Berlin.

I was eight when independence happened. I remember my mum and dad getting dressed up to go to the independence concert to go listen to Bob Marley. Independence was such a wonderful time we had so many...

Petina Gappah

I was eight when independence happened. I remember my mum and dad getting dressed up to go to the independence concert to go listen to Bob Marley. Independence was such a wonderful time we had so many...

Petina Gappah

Tags: time, vision, government

I was one of the first six black kids to integrate a formerly all-white school. I remember being looked at all the time and people laughing at my hair. I was also very self-conscious about the food I...

Petina Gappah

I was one of the first six black kids to integrate a formerly all-white school. I remember being looked at all the time and people laughing at my hair. I was also very self-conscious about the food I...

Petina Gappah

Tags: time, school, hair