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Peter Godwin (born 4 December 1957) is a Zimbabwean author, journalist, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, and former human rights lawyer. Best known for his writings concerning the breakdown of his native Zimbabwe, he has reported from more than 60 countries and written several books. [1]
"Peter Godwin was born and raised in Africa. He studied law at Cambridge University, and international relations at Oxford. He is an award winning foreign correspondent, author, documentary-maker and screenwriter.
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Peter Godwin, newly-elected President of PEN American Center and 2010 Guggenheim fellow, is an award winning foreign correspondent, author, documentary filmmaker, and screenwriter. Born and raised in Africa, Godwin studied law at Cambridge University and international relations at Oxford University.
Jan 1, 2006 · Peter Godwin tells a complex story about his family, set against the backdrop of Zimbabwe's ruin, and I truly began to understand how this horrible thing could have happened.
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Jan 1, 2001 · Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa is the story of Peter Godwin's experiences growing up in Rhodesia. He recounts the story of that country's violent transformation into Zimbabwe, as well as his own personal metamorphoses from privileged boy to reluctant soldier to investigative journalist.
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Peter Godwin was born and raised in Zimbabwe. He studied law at Cambridge University and international relations at Oxford. He is an award-winning foreign correspondent, author, documentary-maker and screenwriter.
May 18, 2007 · The title of Peter Godwin’s haunting and beautifully written new memoir, “When a Crocodile Eats the Sun,” comes from an African tribal belief, which holds that an eclipse of the sun...
