I think I am a better writer for being a lawyer. My mind is… - Petina Gappah

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I think I am a better writer for being a lawyer. My mind is pretty chaotic because I am interested in so much, but it has been disciplined through my legal studies. I want to believe I am more measured in my responses to events, and that I am more analytical of my own motivations and self-justification. I am strongly opinionated but I have learned the gift of dispassion…

Petina Gappah

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Petina Gappah (born 1971) is a Zimbabwean lawyer and writer.

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I think it’s become clear to people what my motivation is. 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…

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Authentic is one of my least favourite words because in such a diverse country, whose authenticity are you talking about?

I think I am a better writer for being a lawyer. My mind is pretty chaotic because I am interested in so much, but it has been disciplined through my… - Petina Gappah

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