So it was a theme that allowed me to build up a whole panorama of Zimbabwean society. I am not simply anti-government, and I’m not in opposition to any one person; I want to write about all the things that I think are making us into an unkind society. Some of the wealthiest people in Zimbabwe work for NGOs – they earn more than doctors or teachers, which doesn’t seem right when these are supposed to be charities. Petina Gappah interview: ‘I’ve written a very Zimbabwean story – we keep a lot of family secrets’ Read moreEven at its darkest, your work is often funny. But I have kept writing short stories while I am working on my novels, otherwise I start to bore myself.

Source: The Guardian November 13, 2016 10:00 UTC