Binyavanga Wainaina

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Binyavanga_Wainaina

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:University_of_Transkei
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Kenyatta_University_Honorary_Doctorate gptkb:Caine_Prize_for_African_Writing
gptkbp:cameOut	2014
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	stroke
gptkbp:dateOfBirth	1971-01-18
gptkbp:dateOfDeath	2019-05-21
gptkbp:describedBy	gptkb:The_Guardian gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkbp:ethnicity	Kikuyu
gptkbp:founded	gptkb:Kwani?_(literary_magazine)
gptkbp:gender	male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Binyavanga Wainaina
gptkbp:influenced	African literature
gptkbp:knownFor	LGBTQ+ advocacy literary activism
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:Kenyan
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:How_to_Write_About_Africa gptkb:One_Day_I_Will_Write_About_This_Place
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:editor gptkb:writer journalist
gptkbp:parent	none
gptkbp:placeOfBirth	gptkb:Nakuru,_Kenya
gptkbp:placeOfDeath	gptkb:Nairobi,_Kenya
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:Nairobi,_Kenya
gptkbp:sexualOrientation	gay
gptkbp:sibling	gptkb:James_Wainaina
gptkbp:twitter	@BinyavangaW
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Port_Harcourt_Book_Festival
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5