“A Kenyan Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man . . . suffused by a love affair with language.â€â€”Publishers Weekly, Top Ten Books of 2011
In this vivid and compelling memoir, Binyavanga Wainaina tumbles through his middle-class Kenyan childhood out of kilter with the world around him. In One Day I Will Write About This Place, named a 2011 New York Times notable book, Wainaina brilliantly evokes family, tribe, and nationhood in joyous, ecstatic language.
One Day I Will Write About This Place: A Memoir
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Author(s)Binyavanga Wainaina
PublisherGraywolf Press
ISBN / ASIN1555976247
ISBN-139781555976248
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank93,324
CategoryBiography & Autobiography
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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