Binyavanga Wainaina
Kenyan writer and editor (1971–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Born | Kenneth Wainaina[1] (1971-01-18)18 January 1971 |
Died | 21 May 2019(2019-05-21) (aged 48) Nairobi, Kenya |
Nationality | Kenyan |
Education | Moi Primary School; Mangu High School; Lenana School; University of Transkei; University of East Anglia |
Occupation(s) | Memoirist, short-story writer, editor |
Known for | Founding editor of literary magaxine Kwani? |
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Awards | 2002 Caine Prize |
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