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Name: One day I will write about this place
Author: Binyavanga Wainaina

📘 One day I will write about this place by Binyavanga Wainaina

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.

First publish date: 2011

Authors: Binyavanga Wainaina

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