Petina Gappah Books in Order

Petina Gappah is a Zimbabwean writer and lawyer, holding law degrees from Cambridge, Graz University, and the University of Zimbabwe. Her distinctive voice has been featured in prominent publications worldwide, with short fiction and essays reaching readers in eight countries. Currently residing in Geneva with her son Kush, Gappah continues to weave her rich experiences into compelling narratives. As counsel for an international organisation, she provides critical legal aid on international trade law to developing countries, harnessing her expertise to drive positive change. Gappah's unique blend of literary talent and legal acumen has garnered her a reputation as a multifaceted storyteller and a passionate advocate for social justice, further solidifying her position as a leading voice in contemporary literature.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Petina Gappah

  • #1
    A Good Man Is Hard To Find (By: Flannery O'Connor)(1955)
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  • #2
    The Inner Room (By: Robert Aickman)(1968)
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  • #3
    Daughters of Passion (By: Julia O'Faolain)(1982)
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  • #4
    Giacomo Joyce (By: Richard Ellmann)(1983)
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  • #5
    Homeland (By: Barbara Kingsolver)(1989)
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  • #6
    Shanti (By: Vikram Chandra)(1997)
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  • #7
    Sonny Liston Was a Friend of Mine (By: Thom Jones)(1998)
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  • #8
    An Elegy for Easterly(2009)
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  • #9
    The Shielding of Mrs Forbes (By: Alan Bennett)(2011)
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  • #10
    The Cheater's Guide to Love (By: Junot Díaz)(2012)
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  • #11
    Mrs Fox (By: Sarah Hall)(2014)
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  • #12
    Mostly Hero (By: Anna Burns)(2014)
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  • #13
    Mr Salary (By: Sally Rooney)(2016)
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  • #14
    Come Rain or Come Shine (By: Kazuo Ishiguro)(2019)
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  • #15
    The Victim (By: P.D. James)(2019)
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  • #16
    Dante and the Lobster (By: Samuel Beckett)(2019)
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  • #17
    Paradise (By: Edna O'Brien)(2019)
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  • #18
    Cosmopolitan (By: Akhil Sharma)(2019)
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  • #19
    The Lydia Steptoe Stories (By: Djuna Barnes)(2019)
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  • #20
    Mary Ventura and The Ninth Kingdom (By: Sylvia Plath)(2019)
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  • #21
    Terrific Mother (By: Lorrie Moore)(2019)
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  • #22
    The Country Funeral (By: John McGahern)(2019)
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  • #23
    The Forester's Daughter (By: Claire Keegan)(2019)
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  • #24
    Three Types of Solitude (By: Brian W. Aldiss)(2019)
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  • #25
    A River in Egypt (By: David Means)(2019)
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  • #26
    Fairy Tales (By: Marianne Moore)(2019)
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  • #27
    Ghostly Stories (By: Celia Fremlin)(2019)
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  • #28
    Intruders (By: Adrian Tomine)(2019)
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  • #29
    Freedom(2009)
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  • #30
    One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories(2009)
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  • #31
    Flash Fiction International(2015)
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  • #1
    The Book of Memory(2015)
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  • #2
    Out of Darkness, Shining Light(2019)
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  • #3
    Rotten Row(2016)
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About Petina Gappah

Petina Gappah is a Zimbabwean writer and lawyer, holding law degrees from Cambridge, Graz University, and the University of Zimbabwe. Her distinctive voice has been featured in prominent publications worldwide, with short fiction and essays reaching readers in eight countries. Currently residing in Geneva with her son Kush, Gappah continues to weave her rich experiences into compelling narratives. As counsel for an international organisation, she provides critical legal aid on international trade law to developing countries, harnessing her expertise to drive positive change. Gappah's unique blend of literary talent and legal acumen has garnered her a reputation as a multifaceted storyteller and a passionate advocate for social justice, further solidifying her position as a leading voice in contemporary literature.

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