How to Write About Africa

Title: How to Write About Africa Author: Binyavanga Wainaina ISBN: 9780812989663 Publisher: One World Published: 2024 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Essays 1646814 Publisher Description: From one of Africa's most influential 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