Author: Ngugi wa Thiong'o
publisher name: Vintage
ISBN: 9781784701307
Birth of a Dream Weaver: A Writer's Awakening" by Ngugi Wa Thiong’o provides an honest and resilient chronicle of the author's life. It captures the potential and excitement of the early 1960s at Makerere University, a haven of opportunity for bright African students. Despite the challenges faced as a young black man in a British colony, Ngugi begins to find his voice as a playwright, journalist, and novelist. The book highlights his pivotal works written during the independence struggles of East African countries.