50 African Writers; A Special Profile Patrice Nganang (Cameroon, US) Born in 1970, Nganang is a Professor of Modern European Languages. A first volume of poems, Elobi, appeared in 1995. He has also published several novels, the most famous of which was translated into English as Dog Days (2006). In its original French version, Temps de Chien (Dog Days) won the Prix Marguerite Yourcenar in 2001, among other awards. Binyavanga Wainaina (Kenya) Winner of the 2002 Caine Prize for his short story, ‘Discovering Home,’ he was born in 1971. Wainaina is the Founding editor of Kwani?, an important source of new writing in East Africa. He is an outspoken commentator on international politics and African culture, and has written for many international journals, including Granta, The East African, The Guardian (UK) and the New YorK Times. He was honoured in 2003 by the Kenyan Publishers Association for his contributions to Kenyan literature. ...
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