{"product_id":"when-a-crocodile-eats-the-sun-a-memoir-of-africa-paperback","title":"When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Godwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 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's dramatic spiral downwards into the jaws of violent chaos, presided over by an increasingly enraged dictator. And yet long after their comfortable lifestyle had been shattered and millions were fleeing, his parents refuse to leave, steadfast in their allegiance to the failed state that has been their adopted home for 50 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then Godwin discovered a shocking family secret that helped explain their loyalty. Africa was his father's sanctuary from another identity, another world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen a Crocodile Eats the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e is a stirring memoir of the disintegration of a family set against the collapse of a country. But it is also a vivid portrait of the profound strength of the human spirit and the enduring power of love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Godwin\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWhen a Crocodile Eats the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMukiwa\u003c\/i\u003e. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, he was educated at Cambridge and Oxford and became a foreign correspondent, reporting from more than 60 countries. Since moving to Manhattan, he has written for \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught at Princeton and Columbia and received a Guggenheim fellowship in 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 8.25 x 5.47 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53345649295667,"sku":"9780316018715","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/rVh8pPQd7x9780316018715.webp?v=1778752278","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/when-a-crocodile-eats-the-sun-a-memoir-of-africa-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}