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Auction #131 begins on 21 May 2026

Godwin, (Peter) [Signed]

WHEN A CROCODILE EATS THE SUN:

a memoir

Published: Picador Africa, Johannesburg, 2006

Edition: First edition

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $50

Bidding opens: 21 May 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 28 May 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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342 pages, [8] pages of plates: portraits, map. Paperback with endflaps.

Signed by Godwin on half title page.


Godwin, author of MUKIWA, revisited Zimbabwe to see his elderly parents. "This is a strong, heroic book about the implosion of an African nation, about the inspiring love of a family for its living and its dead, about quiet courage…" Edmund White, rear cover.

  • Binding Condition: Excellent
  • Overall Condition: Excellent
  • Size: 23 x 15 cm


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