Kenyan author attacks insularity of British fiction
Binyavanga Wainaina says authors fail to tell 'universal' stories, leaving their books 'indigestible' for modern Africans
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The prize-winning Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina has attacked the insularity of British authors, describing their work as "indigestible" for Kenyan readers, and suggesting that "you'd struggle to find any significant books that come out of Britain" about the African experience.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Friday, 18 November, 2011
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