Godwin, Peter
Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa
- ISBN 13:
- 9780330450102
- author:
- Godwin, Peter
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Picador
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2007
- Pages:
- 418
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- African history: postwar, from c 1945 -
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Growing up in a land of leopard-hunting, lepers, and witch doctors, Peter Godwin's childhood was a world of magic and fear. As a young man, he was caught up in the midst of a brutal civil war, and later, as a journalist, he witnessed the violent transition to majority rule in a country still reeling from colonialism. This memoir is a vivid and powerful account of one man's experiences in a land stalked by death and danger. It is a story of a bitter moral dilemma, and of the complexities of identity and belonging in a rapidly changing world. A remarkable and thought-provoking read, Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa is a contribution to the literature of colonial Africa, and a testament to the enduring power of the human spirit.
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