Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Makerere_University
gptkb:University_of_New_Hampshire |
| gptkbp:associatedAct |
gptkb:Kwani_Trust
Writers' Workshop Kwani? Magazine |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Caine_Prize_for_African_Writing
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1971-08-12
|
| gptkbp:deathDate |
2019-05-21
|
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
"The only way to deal with the future is to be in it."
"I am a writer, and I am a gay man." "The stories we tell ourselves shape our reality." "I want to be a writer who is not afraid to write about the world as it is." "We are all human beings, and we all deserve to be treated with dignity." |
| gptkbp:genre |
Fiction
Non-fiction |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Binyavanga Wainaina
|
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:James_Baldwin
Chinua Achebe Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights
Cultural commentary |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Swahili
English |
| gptkbp:nationality |
Kenyan
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
One Day I Will Write About This Place
We Must Choose Life |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Journalist
Writer |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Nakuru,_Kenya
|
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
Nairobi,_Kenya
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
nan
|
| gptkbp:website |
binyavangawainaina.com
|