Binyavanga Wainaina
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Binyavanga Wainaina | |
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 Wainaina at the 2009 Brooklyn Book Festival. | |
| Born | 18 January 1971 Nakuru, Kenya |
| Died | 21 May 2019 (aged 48) Nairobi, Kenya |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Genre | Author, journalist |
| Notable awards | 2002 Caine Prize |
Binyavanga Wainaina (18 January 1971 – 21 May 2019) was a Kenyan writer. In July 2002 he won the Caine Prize For African Writing for his short story "Discovering Home". He started Kwani? magazine. His first book, One Day I Will Write About This Place, was published in 2011.
Early life
Wainaina was born in Nakuru.
Personal life
In 2014 he tweeted that he is gay.[1] In 2016, he was diagnosed with HIV.[2]
Wainaina died after a stroke in Nairobi on 21 May 2019, aged 48.[3]
Binyavanga Wainaina Media
Wainaina at the PICNIC festival in 2008, where he was a featured speaker.
References
- ↑ Howden, Daniel. Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina declares: 'I am homosexual' (21 January 2014).
- ↑ Binyavanga Wainaina [BinyavangaW]. i am HiV Positive, and happy (1 December 2016).
- ↑ Binyavanga Wainaina, 1971–2019, RIP (in en-US). Retrieved 2019-05-22.