Nanjala Nyabola

writer from Kenya

Nanjala Nyabolais a writer, political analyst, and activist based in Nairobi, Kenya

Nanjala Nyabola in 2019

Quotes

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  • "Write As Yourself and Write What You Know."
  • "I’ve found that if you put aside the desire to be seen and just write from an authentic place of wanting to tell stories you know and that you think the world might profit from hearing, it will take you a long way, even in nonfiction."

Quote about her

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During my childhood, I was completely spoilt for choice with African and non-African young adult literature which I read until I finished primary school—then I pivoted to more general literary fiction.

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