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Mukiwa

A White Boy in Africa

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Mukiwa

By: Peter Godwin
Narrated by: Peter Godwin
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Rhodesia, 1964: a small boy witnesses the death of his neighbor, murdered by guerrillas - it is the beginning of the end of White rule in Africa. In Mukiwa, Peter Godwin, the witness to that murder, has written "a classic of its genre" (Sunday Telegraph), a vivid and moving account of growing up in a colony rapidly collapsing into chaos.

In unforgettable tales of innocence lost under African skies, we follow Godwin's awakening to the often savage struggle between Whites and Blacks, his horror when he is forced to fight in a civil war he detests, and his experiences as a journalist covering the country's violent transition to Black rule as Rhodesia's colonial era comes to an end and the new state of Zimbabwe is born from its bloody ashes. Mukiwa is a poignant, compelling memoir and an invaluable addition to the literature of southern Africa.

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A well written book about growing up in Africa. I can't think of a more interesting book about Rhodesia and Zimbabwe.

Superb book. Loved it from the start.

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Peter was born in 1958 I was born in 1962 in Rhodesia and left Zimbabwe in 2000 for New Zealand, this story brought back so many memories of my childhood, I was kept smiling all the way through. Thank you Peter.

Awesome

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Great to hear another man’s experience of Southern Africa. What an incredible place which created admirable people.

Interesting perspective of the war.

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Throughout the coarse of the book I found my self ossilating between wanting to buy a ticket on the next plane home and confirming an urge to never return. Peter describes the beauty of Zimbabwe and it's people as well as the terrible cruelty inflicted on its population. I really hope the remainder of the authors work are added to audible soon.

An emotional rollercoaster in the best way

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A fabulous book that is hard to put down once you start. Great read for a book club

Never gets old

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Excellent exposition of events of Peter’s life and a superb exposition of this nations history and trauma.

Brilliant history well told

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I knew the situation in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe was bad in a nebulous kind of way. This really paints a picture and fleshes it out. I could not stop listening once I started, a real page turner, so to speak. I particularly enjoyed Peter's voice as it just made it that much more real than if I had read it via book.

I think this book should be on the school curriculum because there are just so many lessons on so many levels. A fascinating listen which I thoroughly enjoyed even though it made me wince and left me shocked and appalled many times. Great listen for modern history and/or African buffs. Cannot rate it highly enough. Well done, Peter.

Brilliant and shocking

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Having spent time in Rhodesia this book brought it all back to me. This is an amazing guy with a great story to tell.

Amazing story told so well

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Peter Godwin is a consummate story teller and great narrator of his story about growing up in Rhodesia (in the days before Zimbabwe) and his war experiences doing national service in the police. I have just binged the three books in this series all well worth listening to.

Great story teller

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Such a beautiful sad story of love and loss. Told impartially without malice only love of country

Love of country

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