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

344 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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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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Moods

sad 80%
reflective 66%
informative 60%
challenging 46%
emotional 46%
dark 40%
adventurous 20%
inspiring 6%
tense 6%

Pace

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medium 33%
fast 20%

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