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One day I will write about this place by Binyavanga Wainaina · Booklabria

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Binyavanga Wainaina
One day I will write about this place

BiographySocial life and customs

One day I will write about this place

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First published: 2011

Synopsis

In this memoir, Wainaina takes us through his school days, his mother's religious period, his failed attempt to study commerce in South Africa, a moving family reunion in Uganda, and his travels around Kenya.

Subjects: Biography
Social life and customs
Authors, biography
Kenya, biography
Kenya, social life and customs
Set in: Kenya
Time: 20th Century; 21st Century

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Publisher: Graywolf Press
Published: 2011
Pages: 256
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1555975913

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