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How to write about Africa
- Title
- How to write about Africa / Binyavanga Wainaina ; introduction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ; edited by Achal Prabhala.
- Author
- Wainaina, Binyavanga
- Publication
- [London] : Hamish Hamilton, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2022.
- ©2022
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc D 22-935 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
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- Description
- x, 352 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "A trailblazing collection of writing from Binyavanga Wainaina's extraordinary life. 'In your text, treat Africa as if it were one country. It is hot and dusty with rolling grasslands and huge herds of animals and tall, thin people who are starving. Or it is hot and steamy with very short people who eat primates. Don't get bogged down with precise descriptions.' Binyavanga Wainaina was a seminal author and activist, remembered as one of the greatest chroniclers of contemporary African life. After his death in 2019, this ground-breaking collection brings together his pioneering writing on the African continent for the first time. A rule-breaker full of wry satire and piercing wisdom, this collection includes many of Binyavanga's most critically acclaimed pieces, including the viral satirical sensation How to Write About Africa. Writing fearlessly across a range of topics - from politics to international aid, cultural heritage and redefining sexuality, this is a remarkable illustration of a writer at the height of his power." --
- Uniform Title
- Essays. Selections
- Alternative Title
- Essays.
- Subject
- 1900-1999
- Authors, Kenyan > 20th century
- African literature > 20th century
- East African literature > 20th century
- Food writing
- African literature
- Authors, Kenyan
- East African literature
- Manners and customs
- Kenya > Social life and customs > 20th century
- Africa, East > Social life and customs > 20th century
- South Africa > Social life and customs > 20th century
- Africa, East
- Kenya
- South Africa
- Genre/Form
- Essays.
- Short stories.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Call Number
- Sc D 22-935
- ISBN
- 0241252504
- 9780241252505
- OCLC
- 1291391810
- Author
- Wainaina, Binyavanga, author.
- Title
- How to write about Africa / Binyavanga Wainaina ; introduction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ; edited by Achal Prabhala.
- Publisher
- [London] : Hamish Hamilton, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2022.
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Note
- Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Added Author
- Prabhala, Achal, editor.Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, 1977- writer of introduction.
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 22-935