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An elegy for Easterly : stories by Petina Gappah is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is An elegy for Easterly : stories about?
A woman in a township in Zimbabwe is surrounded by throngs of dusty children but longs for a baby of her own; an old man finds that his new job making coffins at No Matter Funeral Parlor brings unexpected riches; a politician's widow stands quietly by at her husband's funeral, watching his colleagues bury an empty casket. Petina Gappah's characters may have ordinary hopes and dreams, but they are living in a world where a loaf of bread costs half a million dollars, where wives can't trust even t
Who reads An elegy for Easterly : stories?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Petina Gappah
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber, Inc
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781429920278
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Stories
- Rating
- 3.78 / 5 (404 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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