Quote by: Binyavanga Wainaina

When art as an expression starts to appear, without prompting, all over the suburbs and villages of this country, what we are saying is: we are confident enough to create our own living, our own entertainment, our own aesthetic. Such an aesthetic will not be donated to us from the corridors of a university; or from the Ministry of Culture, or by the French Cultural Centre. It will come from the individual creations of a thousand creative people


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Author Bio


  • NameBinyavanga Wainaina
  • DescriptionKenyan writer
  • BornJanuary 18, 1971
  • CountryKenya
  • ProfessionJournalist; Author
  • AwardsCaine Prize