Meja Mwangi: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	David Dominic Mwangi
Born	December 27, 1948 • Nyeri • Kenya
Died	December 11, 2025 (aged 76) • Kenya
Notable Works	“Bread of Sorrow” • “Carcase for Hounds” • “Cry Freedom” • “Going Down River Road” • “Kill Me Quick” • “Striving for the Wind” • “Taste of Death” • “The Big Chiefs” • “The Last Plague” • “The Return of Shaka”

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