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83rd out of 115 books
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Discovering Home
This story takes us from Cape Town to Kisoro, Uganda as Binyavanga Wainaina finds his way back home.
Paperback, 225 pages
Published
January 1st 2007
by Jovian Books
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This little novella can be easily overlooked as a lightweight piece. However there are many little gems buried in between the pages.
Part travelogue, part novel about self discovery and identity -- it is beautifully structured and written with great skill. Most importantly it has a universal message that I believe resonates well beyond national borders.
Forget about any other Kenyan writer -- this is the guy to watch out for.
Part travelogue, part novel about self discovery and identity -- it is beautifully structured and written with great skill. Most importantly it has a universal message that I believe resonates well beyond national borders.
Forget about any other Kenyan writer -- this is the guy to watch out for.
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Binyavanga Wainaina is a short story writer, essayist, and journalist.
He is the founding editor of Kwani?, a leading African literary magazine based in Kenya, and he directs the Chinua Achebe Center for African Writers and Artists at Bard College.
He won the 2002 Caine Prize for African Writing, and has written for many journals, including Vanity Fair, National Geographic, One Story, Tin House, Vir...more
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He is the founding editor of Kwani?, a leading African literary magazine based in Kenya, and he directs the Chinua Achebe Center for African Writers and Artists at Bard College.
He won the 2002 Caine Prize for African Writing, and has written for many journals, including Vanity Fair, National Geographic, One Story, Tin House, Vir...more
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