Peter Godwin is the author of Mukiwa and When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, both published by Picador. He writes for various publications including the New York Times magazine, National Geographic and Vanity Fair. He lives in Manhattan.
Peter Godwin is the author of Mukiwa and When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, both published by Picador. He writes for various publications including the New York Times magazine, National Geographic, Time and Newsweek. He lives in Manhattan.
""The Fear" is an important book detailing the violent realities,
the grotesque injustices, the hunger, the sadness, and a portrait
of Mugabe, the tyrant who is the cause of it all. Godwin is
passionate and personal, as well as bold in his travel and
scrupulous in his documentation."--Paul Theroux, author of "Ghost
Train to the Eastern Star"
""The Fear" is an urgent and essential book: a stunning account of
a dictator's determination to destroy his people, and of his
people's refusal to be destroyed. Written in the teeth of
devastation and despair, without recourse to sentimentality or
false hope, it is a heroic account of political heroism -- and it
makes for relentlessly gripping reading."--Philip Gourevitch,
author of "We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed
With Our Families"
"remarkable.... The depiction of the heroic (if "prissy")
liberation leader against white-minority rule turned brutal
power-monger is at once personal, well-informed, and at times,
heart-racing. Godwin and Georgina tour the economically devastated
and state-terrorized cities, farms, and diamond mines at
considerable personal risk, gathering candid interviews with
dispossessed farmers, marginalized elites, and former insiders to
cast a light on the workings of Mugabe's dictatorship and
psychology, and the "fear factor" crucial to his control. Godwin's
skills as a journalist and his personal connection to Zimbabwe
combine to create an astonishing piece of reportage marked by
spare, stirring description, heartrending action, and smart
analysis."-- Publishers Weekly
"A feat of fearless reporting, this shattering story is not only an
expose of the horrors of political violence, but a testament to the
astonishing courage of ordinary citizens in the face of
evil."--Melanie Thernstrom, author of "The Pain Chronicles"
"Peter Godwin's latest book is the most powerful indictment of
Robert Mugabe's regime yet written, marking out the author as one
of the sharpest observers of modern Africa."-- The Economist
"There is nothing on the subject of Robert Mugabe's terror state
that comes even close to Peter Godwin's brilliant account. It took
great courage to pursue this horror at close range, as Godwin did.
This book will change utterly readers' perceptions of what is
happening in this afflicted corner of Africa."--Norman Rush, author
of "Mating" and "Mortals"
Peter Godwin' s passionate and courageous memoir catalogues
Zimbabwe's descent into horror with such vivid detail.... But this
is not just a book about the savagery of Mugabe's goons. It is a
testament to the courage and resilience of my fellow countrymen and
women.... Godwin's heroes refuse to back down. Again and again they
find ways to resist. This remarkable courage runs a thread of hope
through the book."-- "The Guardian" "Wilf Mbanga "
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