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Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa
Mukiwa A White Boy in Africa
Author: Peter Godwin
Mukiwa opens with Peter Godwin, six years old, describing the murder of his neighbor by African guerillas in 1964, pre-war Rhodesia. Godwin's parents are liberal whites, his mother a government-employed doctor, his father an engineer. Through his innocent, young eyes, the story of the beginning of the end of white rule in Africa unfolds. The mem...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780871136213
ISBN-10: 087113621X
Publication Date: 5/1996
Pages: 418
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Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Pr
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 2
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I skimmed it (it goes from the every-day to the gory at various times), it's certainly written by a journalist, he doesn't let a lot of emotion creep in.


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