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February 26, 2007
pop quiz
According to The Independent, one of the folks above is one of Africa's Top 50 artists and the other is one of Africa's top novelistic up-and-comers.
I dunno about all that, but they're both the best traveling company you could ever wish for!
(Hint #1: the names of the folks pictured above can be found within close proximity to the word "kwani" in the Independent write-up)
Posted by ebogjonson in Kenya, on February 26, 2007 12:46 PM
Comments
Uh oh, I believe your readership is showing its cultural ignorance... *shuffles feet, waiting for ebog to provide answers*
Posted by: Kai at March 1, 2007 6:12 PM
Kai! I forgot to reply. The gent is Binyavanga and the lady is Yvonne, and they were written about thusly in the Independent article:
>>BINYAVANGA WAINANA, AUTHOR (Kenya)
Born in Kenya, but with an imagination that transcends borders and cultures, Wainana won the Caine Prize for African Writing (the "African Booker") in 2002. His Granta-published essay, "How To Write About Africa", brilliantly satirising the clichés and stereotypes that can ensnare non-African writers, will make any but the guilty laugh out loud. As founder of the journal Kwani? he nurtures new writers, including Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, the 2004 Caine winner.<<
Kai gets the bonus points just for trying!
Posted by: ebog/gary at March 25, 2007 10:40 AM
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