Name: How to Write about Africa: Collected Works
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Author: Wainaina, Binyavanga ; Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi ; Prabhala, Achal
ISBN: 9780812989663

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Binyavanga Wainaina

Introduction by

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Illustrated by

Achal Prabhala

Publisher

One World

Language

Inglés

Pages

368

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3 x 13.2 x 1.9 cm

Weight

0.28 kg.

ISBN13

9780812989663

Synopsis "How to Write about Africa: Collected Works"

From one of Africa's most influential and eloquent essayists, a posthumous collection that highlights his biting satire and subversive wisdom on topics from travel to cultural identity to sexuality "A fierce literary talent . . . [Wainaina] shines a light on his continent without cliché."--The Guardian "Africa is the only continent you can love--take advantage of this. . . . Africa is to be pitied, worshipped, or dominated. Whichever angle you take, be sure to leave the strong impression that without your intervention and your important book, Africa is doomed." Binyavanga Wainaina was a pioneering voice in African literature, an award-winning memoirist and essayist remembered as one of the greatest chroniclers of contemporary African life. This groundbreaking collection brings together, for the first time, Wainaina'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." Working fearlessly across a range of topics--from politics to international aid, cultural heritage, and redefined sexuality--he describes the modern world with sensual, emotional, and psychological detail, giving us a full-color view of his home country and continent. These works present the portrait of a giant in African literature who left a tremendous legacy.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

(Introduction by)

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(Nigeria, 1977). A los diecinueve años consiguió una beca para estudiar comunicación y ciencias políticas en Filadelfia. Posteriormente cursó escritura creativa en la Universidad Johns Hopkins de Portland y obtuvo un máster de estudios africanos en la Universidad de Yale. Su reconocida TEDx Talk Querida Ijeawele. Cómo educar en el feminismo, se ha convertido en uno de los discursos feministas más divulgados y leídos de todos los tiempos. Actualmente vive entre Nigeria y Estados Unidos.

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