Binyavanga Wainaina
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[change | change source]
Wainaina was born in Nakuru.
Personal life[change | change source]
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]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 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.