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Peter Godwin
Peter Godwin is an award winning author and journalist. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, he studied law and international relations at Cambridge and Oxford. He worked as a foreign correspondent in Africa and Eastern Europe for The Sunday Times of London. He was founding presenter and writer of... show more

Peter Godwin is an award winning author and journalist. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, he studied law and international relations at Cambridge and Oxford. He worked as a foreign correspondent in Africa and Eastern Europe for The Sunday Times of London. He was founding presenter and writer of Assignment/Correspondent, BBC TV's premier foreign affairs program. He now lives in Manhattan and contributes regularly to National Geographic, New York Times magazine, and BBC Radio, among others.
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Ms. Margie
Ms. Margie rated it 13 years ago
Extremely well-written story about family, identity, and what we owe each other, set against the backdrop of Zimbabwe and Mugabe's dictatorship.
sandin954
sandin954 rated it 13 years ago
An interesting memoir of the author's boyhood in pre-war Rhodesia, his service during the war, and his journalism career after the war in Zimbabwe. The best parts involved his mother's work as a doctor and I would have liked to have learned more about her.
Chrissie's Books
Chrissie's Books rated it 13 years ago
I was debating on whether to read this book, When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa, or the author's book on his childhood growing up in Rhodesia Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africafirst. This one focuses upon his father's life in Zimbabwe, and how he ended up there. I believe I made the wrong ...
Osho
Osho rated it 13 years ago
Godwin's memoir of growing up in Zimbabwe is a good companion piece to Fuller's Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood; like Fuller's autobiography, Godwin's works best in the childhood segments. Godwin captures changing attitudes and moods over time and shows the sociopolitical ch...
Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it 14 years ago
An exceptional memoir--fascinating, insightful, moving, and completely engrossing.
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