How to Write about Africa by Binyavanga Wainaina

How to Write about Africa

Binyavanga Wainaina

2 pages • first pub 2006 (editions) not a book user-added

nonfiction essays funny reflective medium-paced

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 In 'How to Write About Africa', Wainaina dissects the cliché of Africa and the preconceptions dear to western writers and readers with ruthless precision. You can read it here: https://granta.com/how-to-write-about....

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