The Fear

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Journalist Peter Godwin has covered wars As a soldier, he s fought them But nothing prepared him for the surreal mix of desperation and hope he encountered when he returned to Zimbabwe, his broken homeland Godwin arrived as Robert Mugabe, the country s dictator for 30 years, has finally lost an election Mugabe s tenure has left Zimbabwe with the world s highest rate of inflation and the shortest life span Instead of conceding power, Mugabe launched a brutal campaign of terror against his own citizens With foreign correspondents banned, and he himself there illegally, Godwin was one of the few observers to bear witness to this period the locals call The Fear He saw torture bases and the burning villages but was most awed as an observer of not only simple acts of kindness but also churchmen and diplomats putting their own lives on the line to try to stop the carnage.THE FEAR is a book about the astonishing courage and resilience of a people, armed with nothing but a desire to be free, who challenged a violent dictatorship It is also the deeply personal and ultimately uplifting story of a man trying to make sense of the country he can t recognize as home. New Read [ The Fear ] by [ Peter Godwin ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I read Dinner With Mugabe The Untold Story Of A Freedom Fighter Who Became A Tyrant but I have this book in the shop Does anyone know if it is worth reading as well, or it s allor less in Dinner White journalists have a really bad perspective on Zimbabwe, citing all the evils Mugabe has commissioned, but never mentioning the even worse ones of Cecil Rh....This review contains spoilers.In the middle of the book, Peter Godwin describes why he has written it I am bearing witness to what is happening here to the sustained cruelty of it all I have a responsibility to try to amplify this suffering, this sacrifice, so that it will not have happened in vain And yes, that is basically what the book is about A long litany of abuses murder, rape, torture and beatings up that have been inflicted on the opposition party and its supporters by Rober.This review contains spoilers.In the middle of the book, Peter Godwin describes why he has written it I am bearing witness to what is happening here to the sustained cruelty of it all I have a responsibility to try to amplify this suffering, this sacrifice, so that it will not have happened in vain And yes, that is basically what the book is about A long litany of abuses murder, rape, torture and beatings up that have been inflicted on the opposition party and its supporters by Robert Mugabe s thugs during and after the 2008 elections The opposition party The Movement for Democratic Change is headed by Morgan Tsvangirai He and his two closest allies take refuge in South Africa after the election it is just too dangerous for t...Brilliant book on the tragedy that is Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe Peter Godwin, a native white Zimbabwean, sneaks back into the country in 2008 even though, as a foreign journalist, he is banned The book is written like a memoir, with Peter visiting many old friends throughout the terror torn country It is very difficult to readthan 10 or 20 pages at a time, as the tortur...Peter Godwin, a white Zimbabwean, is a very talented writer This book recalls his visits home in the aftermath of Robert Mugabe s stunning defeat by the MDC candidate in 2008 Refusing to cede power, Mugabe and his loyal followers launched a campaign to kill and torture their opponents Since becoming Prime Minister in 1980 and President in 1987, Mugabe has destroyed the economy by stealing or jambanja ing farms , education previously 92% literacy, highest in Africa , and culture This book Peter Godwin, a white Zimbabwean, is a very talented writer This book recalls his visits home...Till I bought this book, my knowledge of Zimbabwe was limited to the fact that it had a national cricket team, one among the twelve cricket playing nations in the world A legacy left by the British as it did to other colonial nations The moment I started reading the book, it was so depressing that many a time I wanted to quit reading it midway This is a horrible account of the reign of terror unleashed by Robert Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe This a first hand account of the human rights violatio Till I bought this book, my knowledge of Zimbabwe was limited to the fact that it had a national cricket team, one among the twelve cricket playing nations in the world A legacy left by the British as it did to other colonial nations The moment I started reading the book, it was so depressing that many a time I wanted to quit reading it midway This is a horrible account of the reign of terror unleashed by Robert Mugabe regim...This is my third book by Peter Godwin in just under two weeks and it recounts the recent history in Zimbabwe during and after the 2008 elections Godwin s work is unprecedented for his deep political insight and unparalleled local knowledge, which he obtains even at great personal danger This book is not for the faint hearted and I struggled sometimes to read through some of the details of the way Mugabe and his internal forces tortured murdered and disposed of so many of his people However i This is my third book by Peter Godwin in just under two weeks and it recounts the recent history in Zimbabwe during and after the 2008 elections Godwin s work is unprecedented for his deep political insight and unparalleled local knowledge, which he obtains even at...authorIf you need a good cry, or haven t yet solidified your hatred of Uncle Bob Mugabe, read this book Godwin is a very, very good writer This book is heartbreaking Will the old bastard never dieIn 2008, there was a democratic election in Zimbabwe, which apparently defeated its long time leader dictator, Robert Mugabe Mugabe, however, wouldn t accept it, so while there was to be a re vote, Mugabe s people hunted down and tortured and or murdered people known to be voting against him The white author, who had been born in Zimbabwe, and was now a journalist elsewhere, decided to head back and talked to Zimbabwean people to bear witness The book followed the author as he travelled a In 2008, there was a democratic election in Zimbabwe, which apparently defeated its long time leader dictator, Robert Mugabe Mugabe, however, wouldn t accept it, so while there was...Short Version This a book by a brave man about people who are braver still Peter Godwin brings us closer to the filth of the Mugabe tyranny than is bearable and portrays with subtlety, authority, and respect those who, against all odds and at the cost of unimaginable suffering, continue the resistance against it Their courage is the stuff of myth, and in Godwin they have found their chronicler David RieffLong Version Some books are tough to read Som...

The Fear
  • English
  • 22 December 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 384 pages
  • 031605173X
  • Peter Godwin
  • The Fear