Born in 1948 in Nanyuki , Kenya, Meja Mwangi studied upto his A Level in Kenyatta College. He worked on odd-jobs for foreign broadcasters before he turned to full-time writing. Mwangi's work, more than any other Kenyan writer's, provides a representative view of the literature of the country as a whole, reflecting its main concerns and the direction of its evolution.

Some of Meja Mwangi's Works

• Kill Me Quick (1973)
• Going Down River Road (1976)
• The Cockroach Dance (1979)
• Carcase for Hounds (1974)
• Taste of Death (1975)
• The Bushtrackers (1979)
• Bread of Sorrow (1987)
• The Return of Shaka (1989)
• Weapon of Hunger (1989)
• Striving for the Wind (1990)