Before his tragic death in 2019 at the age of forty-seven, he won the Caine Prize for African Writing and was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People. Whichever angle you take, be sure to leave the strong impression that without your intervention and your important book, Africa is doomed.”īinyavanga Wainaina was a pioneering voice in African literature, an award-winning memoirist and essayist, and a gatherer of literary communities. Africa is to be pitied, worshipped, or dominated. “Africa is the only continent you can love-take advantage of this. shines a light on his continent without cliché.”- The Guardian 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
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