Afternoon Reading - An Elegy for Easterly

Series of three stories from Zimbabwean writer Petina Gappah's debut collection, An Elegy for Easterly, which won the Guardian First Book Award for 2009

Afternoon Reading - An Elegy for Easterly - My Cousin-Sister Rambanai

When Rambanai returns from Dallas to Harare her exuberant sparkle is irresistible, but a new search for a bigger world has unexpected outcomes. Read by Chipo Chung.

Details

Afternoon Reading - An Elegy for Easterly - Our Man in Geneva Wins a Million Euros

An embassy official posted to Geneva sets out to claim his lottery winnings. Read by Lucian Msamati.

Details

Afternoon Reading - An Elegy for Easterly - The Mupandawana Dancing Champion

A nimble-footed coffin maker enjoys a little local celebrity and some relief from the daily struggle to make ends meet. However, a political intervention cramps his style.

Details