Illustrated Book - Coming Soon
Posted by Binyavanga Wainaina on 01 7th, 2009 | no responses
The Illustrated Book - Coming Soon
How to Write about Africa
Oxfarmmed
and other stories
By
Binyavanga Wainaina
Patrick Gathara
Daniel Muli
Video: Binyavanga’s Response on “How to Write About Africa”
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Video credits: McFly3330
How to Write About Africa: Granta
Posted by Binyavanga Wainaina on 01 6th, 2009 | no responses
Always use the word ‘Africa or ‘Darkness’ or ‘Safari’ in your title. Subtitles may include the words ‘Zanzibar’, ‘Masai’, ‘Zulu’, ‘Zambezi’, ‘Congo’, ‘Nile’, ‘Big’, ‘Sky, ‘Shadow’, ‘Drum’, ‘Sun’ or ‘Bygone’. Also useful are words such as ‘Guerrillas’, ‘Timeless’, ‘Primordial’ and ‘Tribal’. Note that ‘People’ means Africans who are not black, while ‘The People’ means black [...]
