Petina Gappah is the voice of Zimbabwe. In this astonishingly powerful debut collection, she dissects with real poignancy the lives of people caught up in a situation over which they have no control, as they deal with spiralling inflation, power cuts and financial hardship - a way of life under Mugabe's regime - and cope with issues common to all people everywhere; failed promises, disappointments and unfulfilled dreams. Compelling, unflinching and tender, "An Elegy for Easterly" is a defining book, and a stunning portrait of a country in chaotic meltdown.
- ISBN13 9780571246939
- Publish Date 16 April 2009
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 8 October 2016
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Faber & Faber
- Format Paperback
- Pages 288
- Language English