How to write about Africa by Binyavanga Wainaina
By First • Jun 6th, 2008 • Category: LiteratureAlways use the word ‘Africa or ‘Darkness’ or ‘Safari’ in your title…Also useful are words such as ‘Guerrillas’, ‘Timeless’, ‘Primordial’ and ‘Tribal’. Note that ‘People’ means Africans who are not black, while ‘The People’ means black Africans.
Dear Binyavanga, we in Jamaica feel your pain.
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A very interesting piece.Stereotypes with respect to Africa are numerous and excessive.Binyavanga Wainaina has certainly enumerated a long list.Instructive reading.RESPECT!!