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machination space (machinationspace.blogspot.com):
… Binyavanga Wainaina on "How to write about Africa" I was recently perusing back issues of the UK-based literary magazine Granta-- yes, I lead a very busy life-- and came across Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina's wonderful essay"How to write about Africa". In his satirical piece, Wainaina skewers clichéd travel tales about Africa, by offering advice for anyone looking to compose the stereotypical African travel essay: In your text, treat Africa as if it were one country. It is hot and dusty with …

The Maanga (themaanga.com):
… this one …

Ugandan Insomniac (ugandaninsomniac.wordpress.com):
… stereotypes about Africa?  Or did they help her sex up her book with the most banal characterizations of the continent in order to pump up sales?  Caine Prize winner, Binyavanga Wainaina, wrote a brilliant, hilarious essay a few years ago titled, “How to Write about Africa.”  He advises authors to,   “… treat Africa as if it were one country. It is hot and dusty with rolling grasslands and huge herds of animals and tall, thin people who are starving. Or it is hot and steamy with very short people who eat …

Angry African on the Loose (angryafrican.net):
… I Wish I Wrote This Hayibo - Breaking news. Into lots of little pieces.How to write about Africa - Binyavanga WainainaOxfamming the whole black world - Binyavanga Wainaina Stuff White People Like …

No Longer at Ease (civilexpression.blogspot.com):
… A witty and satirical article on Neo-colonialism in Africa and its effect on the African identity, written by the equally as witty Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina, a columnist for the South African Mail & Guardian and author of'How To Write About Africa' …

Blog the Debt (jubileeusa.typepad.com):
… Taboo subjects: ordinary domestic scenes, love between Africans (unless a death is involved), references to African writers or intellectuals, mention of school-going children who are not suffering from yaws or Ebola fever or female genital mutilation.READ FULL ARTICLE …

Blog the Debt (jubileeusa.typepad.com):
… Taboo subjects: ordinary domestic scenes, love between Africans (unless a death is involved), references to African writers or intellectuals, mention of school-going children who are not suffering from yaws or Ebola fever or female genital mutilation.READ FULL ARTICLE …

África Mia, Out IN África (angelesnovillo.blogspot.com):
… Hace más de un año, el amigo Jorge Gobbi escribió un articulo publicado en Granta, de la escritora áfricana Binyavanga Wainaina. El original, en inglés, esta disponibleaquí.Me pareció tan bueno que decidí tomarme el tiempo de traducirselo y lo publicó en su blog. Acá va: El titulo, a mi gusto, debería leer "Como NO escribir acerca de África"... Algunas recomendaciones: las puestas del sol y el hambre están …

#YOYOCHEY# (yoyochey.blogspot.com):
… about Europe or America in Africa. African characters should be colourful, exotic, larger than life—but empty inside, with no dialogue, no conflicts or resolutions in their stories, no depth or quirks to confuse the cause. -- Binyavanga Wainaina in "How to Write About Africa …

S/FJ (www.sashafrerejones.com):
… YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME (QB & Griz Design.) If you are planning to write about Nairobi this weekend, Binyavanga Wainaina has sometips. …

Musings of a Naijaman - a Nigerian man living and blogging in the UK (uknaija.blogspot.com):
… Nigerian writer Nnedi Okoroafor Mbachu who has dropped by here before is one of the winners of the Macmillan Writers Prize for Africa in the junior category for her book Long Juju Man If, like me, you are a fan of Binyavanga"How to Write About Africa"Wainaina's, acerbic but thoughtful writing, my recent discovery of his columns for South Africa's Mail and Guardian will please you as it does me. His articles on the troubles in his home country of Kenya are poignant and insightful... …

aaarrrggg (aaarrrggg.wordpress.com):
… Politics caused the violence, and the violence has deepened the politicised ethnicity - but the politics came first”. Another interesting take on ethnic identity is Kenya comes from one of my favorite writers, Binyavanga Wainaina. I have assignedthis essayas the first assignment in my African Politics class. His recent essay in the New York Times titled “No country for old hatereds” is phenomenal. …

Thirty letters in my name (thirtylettersinmyname.blogspot.com):
… How to write about Africa …

Musing on Art, Literature, Film, and Humanity (repansedeschoye.blogspot.com):
… this …

Angry African on the Loose (angryafrican.wordpress.com):
… BlogrollHow to write about Africa - Binyavanga WainainaOxfamming the whole black world - Binyavanga Wainaina …

B l a c k M a m b a (blackmamba.wordpress.com):
… English. As it turns out, a fair chunk of them are of Bengali origin. The quibble I have with them (a broad generalization, of course,) is that all stick with the formula. It is as if there is a ‘How to write about India’ memo - like the one aboutAfricafrom the Granta. If there is one, it has got a couple of important things wrong - there are other cities in India, not just Calcutta. All young women in the mid 1900’s in India were not clones married before they finished college and shipped off to …

zunguzungu (zunguzungu.wordpress.com):
… complexity of Africa manages to get so much airplay in the Western media, to our collective benefit. He was in Vanity Fair, for crying out loud. Anyway, here’s a column he wrote in the guardian a few days ago. And here, just for fun, is his classic“How to write about Africa.” …

Africa Flak (africaflak.blogspot.com):
… Ever since readingthis, I’ve followed from afar the career of the Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina. He’s currently teaching in the U.S. and recently published a piece in the New York Times regarding the post-election violence in Kenya, in which he argues that the …

The Dumb Drum Guy (dumbdrumguy.blogspot.com):
… somehow I have ended up as the front man for Pittsburgh's New Year's Eve parade on the city's 250th anniversary. I'm going to be a part of history! That's got to be a good sign. Music takes you places when you let it. In the meantime, check this out:How to Write About Africa …

Fox, out of the box! (foxoutofthebox.blogspot.com):
… How to write about Africa …