Binyavanga Wainaina
Binyavanga Wainaina was the founding editor of Kwani?, a leading African literary magazine. He won the 2002 Caine Prize for African writing, and has written for Vanity Fair, Granta and the New York Times. He passed away in 2019 in Nairobi at the age of 48.
Binyavanga Wainaina on Granta.com
In ConversationIn Conversation | The Online Edition
In Conversation | The Online Edition
Podcast: Binyavanga Wainaina
Binyavanga Wainaina & Ellah Allfrey
‘Binyavanga Wainaina talks to Ellah Allfrey about meeting the expectations of an African readership and what to do with a bad review.’
Essays & MemoirEssays & Memoir | The Online Edition
Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition
One Day I Will Write About This Place
Binyavanga Wainaina
‘We are, it seems, in the middle of nowhere.’
Essays & MemoirEssays & Memoir | The Online Edition
Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition
Letter From:
In Gikuyu, for Gikuyu, of Gikuyu
Binyavanga Wainaina
‘My first name, Binyavanga, has always been a sort of barometer of public mood.’
Essays & MemoirEssays & Memoir | The Online Edition
Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition
How to Write about Africa
Binyavanga Wainaina
‘Always end your book with Nelson Mandela saying something about rainbows or renaissances. Because you care.’
