Meja Mwangi began his writing career in the 1970s. When he burst onto the scene with the award-winning Kill Me Quick in 1973, Mwangi was hailed in various quarters as a rising star in the East African literary constellation. Since then, Meja Mwangi has gone on to establish himself as one of the most prolific of Kenyan writers, publishing novels, short stories, children’s books and working with a variety of projects in film. Mwangi’s works have received awards in Kenya and abroad, they have been translated into six languages, and there are film versions of his novels.