false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172162343m/144214.jpg 144214 6 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 downwards 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. 1201622 2005 When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa total:857|5:309|4:359|3:146|2:33|1:10| 857 3495 1530 277 5 3 false false Sat Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 19:06:48 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 17:11:08 -0700 2008
I was in a hotel room in Chicago trying to get ready for an early morning conference session. I was watching “Morning Joe” on MSNBC when Peter Godwin came on. I was not familiar with him, but listening to him talk about Zimbabwe intrigued m...more...]]> 3 3 false false Thu May 15 17:51:37 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 18:04:21 -0700 2008
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It's always instructive to observe the life cycle of the First World aid worker. A wary enthusiasm blooms into an almost messianic sense of what might be possible. Then, as they bump up against the local cultural limits of acceptable change, comes the inevitable disappo...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 11:29:46 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 09:55:00 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 08:17:36 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 07:53:45 -0700 2009
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