When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa by Peter Godwin

When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa

Peter Godwin

nonfiction biography memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced

344 pages | first published 2006

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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'...
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informative 80%
reflective 80%
sad 70%
challenging 60%
dark 30%
emotional 30%
adventurous 20%
inspiring 10%
tense 10%

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medium 30%
fast 10%

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