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When a Crocodile Eats the Sun

A Memoir of Africa

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When a Crocodile Eats the Sun

By: Peter Godwin
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After his father's heart attack in 1984, Peter Godwin began a series of pilgrimages back to Zimbabwe, the land of his birth, from Manhattan, where he now lives. On these frequent visits to check on his elderly parents, he bore witness to Zimbabwe's dramatic spiral downward into the jaws of violent chaos, presided over by an increasingly enraged dictator. And yet long after their comfortable lifestyle had been shattered and millions were fleeing, his parents refuse to leave, steadfast in their allegiance to the failed state that has been their adopted home for 50 years. Then Godwin discovered a shocking family secret that helped explain their loyalty. Africa was his father's sanctuary from another identity, another world.

When a Crocodile Eats the Sun is a stirring memoir of the disintegration of a family set against the collapse of a country. But it is also a vivid portrait of the profound strength of the human spirit and the enduring power of love.

©2006 Peter Godwin (P)2007 Recorded Books Biographies & Memoirs Cultural & Regional Africa Memoir Heartfelt
Compelling Tale • Masterful Storytelling • Bittersweet Memoir • Touching Account • Educational History

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This was very interesting, well told, and well read. I really enjoyed Mukiwa, so I read this book. This book is like Orwell’s book Animal Farm but happening in real life. It is sad to see such a nice country run into the ground by pride, greed, and political correctness.

An Inside Look at a Descent Into Tyranny

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What is means to be of a place for better or worse and often it’s worse. Terrific.

Beautiful story and wonderfully told.

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Bittersweet and wonderfully written memoir that helped me gain a deeper understanding of Zimbabwe’s history

Beautiful and engaging storytelling

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This is the third book that I have read of Peter Godwin. He is a masterful storyteller, and does a great job of narrating his own work. This is a story, not simply of a family in Africa, but a tale of a country being driven to ruin by Robert Mugabe. This is a story of family and relationships. It’s also a story of the holocaust, as Pieter’s father was a Polish Jew, who fought against the Nazis from Great Britain ended up, marrying his physician, wife and settling to raise a family and what was Rhodesia and became Zimbabwe. I I highly recommend this book. And look forward to reading other books by Peter Godwin.

A compelling Tale of Africa

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Good book. Good audio. I recommend this book especially if anyone is interested in the history of a African country

Excellent "family" story. Touching. Authentic. Sincere

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