Meja Mwangi (born 27 December 1948) is a Kenyan novelist. He has
worked in the film industry, including in screenwriting, assistant
directing, and casting.Mwangi was born David Dominic Mwangi in
Nanyuki, Kenya, and was educated at Nanyuki Secondary School, Kenyatta
College, and briefly at the University of Leeds. He then worked for
the French Broadcasting Corporation doing odd jobs and the British
Council in Nairobi as Visual Aids Officer, before turning to writing
full-time. He was Fellow in Writing at the University of Iowa
(1975-6).After a prolonged period on the Kenyan and African publishing
scene, Mwangi moved to the US after gaining international recognition
and winning several awards.His best-known early work includes the
novels Kill Me Quick (1973), Going Down River Road (1976), and The
Cockroach Dance (1979), which illustrate the urban landscapes of
Kenya, the struggle against poverty, and the AIDS epidemic.
worked in the film industry, including in screenwriting, assistant
directing, and casting.Mwangi was born David Dominic Mwangi in
Nanyuki, Kenya, and was educated at Nanyuki Secondary School, Kenyatta
College, and briefly at the University of Leeds. He then worked for
the French Broadcasting Corporation doing odd jobs and the British
Council in Nairobi as Visual Aids Officer, before turning to writing
full-time. He was Fellow in Writing at the University of Iowa
(1975-6).After a prolonged period on the Kenyan and African publishing
scene, Mwangi moved to the US after gaining international recognition
and winning several awards.His best-known early work includes the
novels Kill Me Quick (1973), Going Down River Road (1976), and The
Cockroach Dance (1979), which illustrate the urban landscapes of
Kenya, the struggle against poverty, and the AIDS epidemic.
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