Where they don’t take newspapers for granted
Add comment June 25th, 2009
Petina Gappah was on NPR this morning talking about her book, which is a set of fictional stories that paint a picture of her real homeland, Zimbabwe.
One of the characters, a salesman, carries a newspaper around to show he’s credible. Gappah said she did that because in rural communities, newspapers are treasured; often one copy is read by many at the same time.
