How to Write About Africa

Vibrant, poignant and witty essays from Binyavanga Wainaina’s extraordinary life’Africa is finally beginning to shape itself. This great tearing and remaking will be the dominant aspect of my continent in the world over the next fifty years. What we see now will be barely recognizable in the future. In this great adventure, we begin to take charge of our fates…’Binyavanga Wainaina was a seminal writer and chronicler of contemporary African life. He was writing as the continent was at a pivotal moment in its history – a time of explosive dynamism, rapid change, rebirth and self-determination. This ground-breaking collection of essays will include many of Binyavanga’s acclaimed pieces, beginning with the phenomenal satirical article which became a viral sensation, ‘How to Write About Africa,’. Ranging widely across politics, international aid, cultural heritage and the new generation, this is a remarkable compendium of a truly unique writer’s life.]]>