description: A strong, heroic book about the implosion of an African nation, about the inspiring love of a family for its living and its dead.
language: English
title: When a Crocodile Eats the Sun
titlecomplete: When a Crocodile Eats the Sun
characters: Peter Godwin, Robert Mugabe, Ian Smith
genres: Biography, Politics, Memoir, Nonfiction, Zimbabwe, Autobiography, Travel, Biography Memoir, Africa, History
ratings_count: 8886
places: Rhodesia, Zimbabwe
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Borders Original Voices Award
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Little Brown & Co