Petina Gappah akaberekwa muna1971. Gappah ndigweta uye munyori muZimbabwe. Anonyora neChirungu nyangwe zvake achitorawo kubva muShona semutauro wake wekutanga. Muna 2016, akatumidzwa zita rekunzi nyanzvi yeuvaranomwe muAfrica yegore neBrittle Paper. Muna I2017, akaita ukama neDAAD ari munyori muBerlin.