Marco Werman speaks with Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina. The author's stinging 2005 essay, "How to Write About Africa" earned him the Caine Prize. Now he's written a memoir, "One Day I Will Write About This Place", about growing up in Kenya and becoming a writer.
Growing Up In Kenya
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Binyavanga Wainaina. (Photo: nightscream/Wiki Commons)
Links
- Response to 'How to Write About Africa' by Binyavanga Wainaina - Part 1 of 3
- Response to 'How to Write About Africa' by Binyavanga Wainaina - Part 2 of 3
- Response to 'How to Write About Africa' by Binyavanga Wainaina - Part 3 of 3
- Book Info: 'One Day I Will Write About This Place'
- 'How to Write about Africa' (Granta/1992)
- Binyavanga Wainaina on Twitter
