Meja Mwangi was born in Nanyuki, Kenya in 1948, and was educated at Nanyuki Secondary School and Kenyatta College. He then moved to Nairobi where he worked as a soundman for French TV ORTF (1972-73), as film librarian for the British Council (1974-75) and he was Fellow in Writing at IOWA University (1975-76). Since then, Mwangi has become an outstanding name among the writers of East Africa, and has gained wide experience in the world of film. His professional life has included writing, film directing, being a casting agent and a location manager.
Mwangi's novels include Striving for the Wind, Kill Me Quick (1973, which was made into a stage play and Carcase for Hounds (1974), won the Jomo Kenyatta Prize and was made into the film Cry Freedom. His other novels are Going Down River Road (1976), The Cockroach Dance (1979), The Bushtrackers (1980), Bread of Sorrow (1987), Weapon for Hunger (1989), and The Return of Shaka (1990).
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