Binyavanga Wainaina
Binyavanga Wainaina was a Kenyan writer who won the Caine Prize for African Writing early in his career in 2002. His books, Discovering Home (2003) and One Day I Will Write about This Place (2011) were published to critical and popular acclaim. Later in his life, he became an influential champion of gay rights. In April 2014, Time magazine noted Wainaina in its annual Time 100 as one of the ‘Most Influential People in the World’. He died in 2019.
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How to Write about Africa by Binyavanga Wainaina
Binyavanga Wainaina was a seminal author and creative force, remembered as one of the greatest chroniclers of contemporary African life.
This groundbreaking collection brings together, for the first time, Binyavanga’s pioneering writing on the African continent, including many of his most critically acclaimed pieces, such as the viral satirical sensation, ‘How to Write about Africa’.
Writing fearlessly across a range of topics – from politics to international aid, cultural heritage and redefining sexuality – this is a remarkable illustration of a writer at the height of his power.