It was satire, but isn't that all we hear out of Africa- and is the media to blame? Because the media is also criticized for not drawing attention to, say Somalia, now suffering a drought and civil war. And always end your book with Nelson Mandela saying something about rainbows or renaissances. An AK-47, prominent ribs, naked breasts: use these. Never have a picture of a well-adjusted African on the cover of your book, or in it, unless that African has won a Nobel Peace Prize. Or hot and steamy, short people who eat primates. "Always use the word Africa, darkness or safari in your title. In 2005, Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina published a satirical article in Granta, headlined, " How to Write about Africa." He wrote: Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina wrote about how Africa is often portrayed as a place of hunger, tribal people and safaris. Facebook Email This article is more than 11 years old.
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