As a young student, internationally renowned author Ngugi wa Thiong'o found his voice as a playwright, journalist and novelist just as the countries of East Africa were in the final throes of their independence struggles. Birth of a Dream Weaver is a moving and thought-provoking memoir of the birth of one of the most important writers today, and the death of one of the most violent periods in global history. Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 in the Guardian.