Binyavanga Wainaina
Kenyan author and journalist
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Kenneth Binyavanga Wainaina was a Kenyan author, journalist and 2002 winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing. In 2003, he was the founding editor of Kwani? literary magazine. In April 2014, Time magazine included Wainaina in its annual Time... Wikipedia
Born: January 18, 1971, Nakuru, Kenya
Died: May 21, 2019 (age 48 years), The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
Education: Mangu High School, University of East Anglia, LENANA SCHOOL, and more
Awards: 2002 Caine Prize
Known for: Founding editor of literary magaxine Kwani?
Notable work: "How to Write About Africa" (2005); One Day I Will Write About This Place: A Memoir (2011)
