How to Write About Africa

Informationen zum Autor Binyavanga Wainaina Klappentext A trailblazing collection of writing from Binyavanga Wainaina's extraordinary life, featuring an introduction from his long-time friend, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Binyavanga Wainaina was a seminal author and creative force, remembered as one of the greatest chroniclers of contemporary African life. This ground-breaking collection brings together, for the first time, Binyavanga's pioneering writing on the African continent including many of his most critically acclaimed pieces, such as 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. 'A fierce literary talent' Nesrine Malik, Guardian 'A provocative satirist . . . his omnivorous brilliance [was] matched by ambition and vision on a continental scale' New York Times Zusammenfassung A trailblazing collection of writing from Binyavanga Wainaina's extraordinary life, featuring an introduction from his long-time friend, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Binyavanga Wainaina was a seminal author and creative force, remembered as one of the greatest chroniclers of contemporary African life. This ground-breaking collection brings together, for the first time, Binyavanga’s pioneering writing on the African continent including many of his most critically acclaimed pieces, such as 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. 'A fierce literary talent' Nesrine Malik, Guardian ‘A provocative satirist . . . his omnivorous brilliance [was] matched by ambition and vision on a continental scale’ New York Times ...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Binyavanga Wainaina, Wainaina Binyavanga
• Mitarbeit: Achal Prabhala (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Penguin Books Uk
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 21.09.2023
• EAN: 9780241252536
• ISBN: 978-0-241-25253-6
• Seiten: 320
• Abmessung: 129 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Serie: Black Britain: Writing Back
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Essays, Feuilleton, Literaturkritik, Interviews; Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, TRAVEL / Africa / General, HISTORY / Africa / General, Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / African, Reportage & collected journalism, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Gender studies, gender groups, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Satirical, Reportage, journalism or collected columns