Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa
Written by Peter Godwin
Narrated by Peter Godwin
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About this audiobook
In unforgettable tales of innocence lost under African skies, we follow Godwin's awakening to the often savage struggle between whites and blacks, his horror when he is forced to fight in a civil war he detests, and his experiences as a journalist covering the country's violent transition to black rule as Rhodesia's colonial era comes to an end and the new state of Zimbabwe is born from its bloody ashes. Mukiwa is a poignant, compelling memoir and an invaluable addition to the literature of southern Africa.
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 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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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A stunningly written biography. That doesn't shy away from personal observed truth. I will read again and again.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Every now and again you listen to a book that leaves you thinking about it long afterwards. This book was not only fascinating but beautifully written and so well narrated.