Question
In a sequel subtitled “The Revenge”, this author revealed that they wrote their best-known essay as a stream-of-consciousness email. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this author of that viral Granta article, which advises writers to include a club called Tropicana and to use book covers depicting AK47s and naked breasts.
ANSWER: (Kenneth) Binyavanga Wainaina (“why-NYE-nah”)
[10e] That article by Wainaina satirically advises readers on “How to Write About” this home continent of his. He advises that the titles of books about this continent should mention “Darkness” or “Safari”.
ANSWER: Africa [accept "How to Write About Africa”]
[10m] Wainaina's sequel to the article recounts an angry email he got from a prominent man with this job whom the first essay anonymously depicted. This job titles a Nadine Gordimer novel set on Mehring's farm.
ANSWER: conservationist [or The Conservationist]
Summary
| 2023 UMN COOT | 08/19/2023 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
Data
| BHSU | Our Job is Buzz | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| doubleplusnegfive | Jeff Weiner Fan Club | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Palestrina Sawayama | Weird Klaus Barbie | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |