When a Crocodile Eats the Sun
When a Crocodile Eats the Sun
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When a Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter Godwin
Hailed by reviewers as powerful, haunting and a tour de force of personal journalism, When A Crocodile Eats the Sun is the unforgettable story of one man's struggle to discover his past and come to terms with his present. Award winning author and journalist Peter Godwin writes with pathos and intimacy about Zimbabwe's spiral into chaos and, along with it, his family's steady collapse. This dramatic memoir is a searing portrait of unspeakable tragedy and exile, but it is also vivid proof of the profound strength of the human spirit and the enduring power of love.In the tradition of Rian Malan and Philip Gourevitch, a deeply moving book about the unknowability of an Africa at once thrilling and grotesque. In elegant, elegiac prose, Godwin describes his father's illness and death in Zimbabwe against the backdrop of Mugabe's descent into tyranny. His parent's waning and the country's deterioration are entwined so that personal and political tragedy become inseparable, each more profound for the presence of the other -- Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon
A fascinating, heartbreaking, deeply illuminating memoir that has the shape and feel of a superb novel. -Kurt Anderson, author of Heydey
Godwin, Peter: - Peter Godwin is the author of Mukiwa and When a Crocodile Eats the Sun. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, he studied law and international relations at Cambridge and Oxford. He has worked as a foreign correspondent in Africa and Eastern Europe for the Sunday Times (London) and BBC TV. He now lives in Manhattan and contributes regularly to National Geographic, New York Times magazine, and BBC Radio. In additional to Mukiwa and When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, Godwin is coauthor of Rhodesians Never Die, The Three of Us, and Wild at Heart.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780316018715 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316018716 |
| Title | When a Crocodile Eats the Sun |
| Author | Peter Godwin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 2008-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |