Binyavanga Wainaina
Kenyan writer
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.
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![]() Wainaina at the 2009 Brooklyn Book Festival. | |
Born | Nakuru, Kenya | 18 January 1971
Died | 21 May 2019 Nairobi, Kenya | (aged 48)
Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
Nationality | Kenyan |
Genre | Author, journalist |
Notable awards | 2002 Caine Prize |
Early life
changeWainaina was born in Nakuru.
Personal life
changeIn 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]
References
change- ↑ Howden, Daniel (21 January 2014). "Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina declares: 'I am homosexual'" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ Binyavanga Wainaina [@BinyavangaW] (1 December 2016). "i am HiV Positive, and happy" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Binyavanga Wainaina, 1971–2019, RIP". Retrieved 2019-05-22.