10 best books of 2011, according to Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly picks the best nonfiction and fiction titles of 2011.

9. "One Day I Will Write About This Place," by Binyavanga Wainaina

The Kenyan author's memoir covers his life growing up with his brother and sister, his reunion with family members in Uganda, his bid to become a computer programmer, and his return to Kenya after becoming a reporter – at which time he discovers how much both he and the country that he left behind have changed. Wainaina was the winner of the Caine Prize – an award given for a short story written in English by an African writer – in 2002.

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