Discovering Home” is a short story (often described as a novella) written by Binyavanga Wainaina, which earned him the prestigious 2002 Caine Prize for African Writing—a milestone, as he became the first Kenyan to win the award. Wainaina’s narrative explores the idea of homecoming, oscillating between his time studying in Umtata, South Africa, and his return to Kenya, as well as a journey toward his mother’s ancestral Uganda. Read it for free here:
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