How to Write about Africa: Collected Works
How to Write about Africa: Collected Works
Wainaina, Binyavanga
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Condition: New, UPC: 9780812989656, Publication Date: Thu, June 1, 2023, Type: Hardcover ,
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tial and eloquent essayists, a posthumous collection that highlights his biting satire and subversive wisdom on topics from travel to cultural identity to sexuality

"A fierce literary talent . . . [Wainaina] shines a light on his continent without cliché."--The Guardian

"Africa is the only continent you can love--take advantage of this. . . . Africa is to be pitied, worshipped, or dominated. Whichever angle you take, be sure to leave the strong impression that without your intervention and your important book, Africa is doomed."

Binyavanga Wainaina was a pioneering voice in African literature, an award-winning memoirist and essayist remembered as one of the greatest chroniclers of contemporary African life. This groundbreaking collection brings together, for the first time, Wainaina'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." Working fearlessly across a range of topics--from politics to international aid, cultural heritage, and redefined sexuality--he describes the modern world with sensual, emotional, and psychological detail, giving us a full-color view of his home country and continent. These works present the portrait of a giant in African literature who left a tremendous legacy.

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