Binyavanga Wainaina

Binyavanga Wainaina
Wainaina at the 2009 Brooklyn Book Festival.
Born
Kenneth Wainaina[1]

(1971-01-18)18 January 1971
Nakuru, Kenya
Died21 May 2019(2019-05-21) (aged 48)
Nairobi, Kenya
NationalityKenyan
EducationMoi Primary School; Mangu High School; Lenana School; University of Transkei; University of East Anglia
Occupation(s)Memoirist, short-story writer, editor
Known forFounding editor of literary magazine Kwani?
Notable work
  • "How to Write About Africa" (2005)
  • One Day I Will Write About This Place: A Memoir (2011)
Awards2002 Caine Prize

Kenneth Binyavanga Wainaina (18 January 1971 – 21 May 2019) 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 100 as one of the "Most Influential People in the World".[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference InGikuyu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Binyavanga Wainaina by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Time 100". Time. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.