THE WRITER: BINYAVANGA WAINAINA
1. His full name is Kenneth Binyavanga Wainaina
2. He was born on 18th January, 1971
3. He is a Kenyan
4. His place of birth is Nakuru in Rift Valley Province, Kenya
5. He is a famous author, and do you know that he is also a journalist? He is the founding editor-in-chief of "Kwani?"
6. He won the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2002 for his short story "Discovering Home"
7. He studied Commerce in the University of Transkei, South Africa
8. His work that shot him to fame is his memoir titled One Day I Will Write About This Place (published 2011)
9. His essay "How to Write About Africa " attracted the world's attention in 2005
10. He is another great cook- He is an expert on both ancient traditional and modern African dishes.
11. He is currently recovering from a stroke which affected his speech
12. He is known for his outrageous hairstyles
13. On 1st June, 2016, a racist taxi driver in Berlin attacked him before a cheering crowd
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14. He is a proud homosexual
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