Peter Godwin

Peter Godwin was born and raised in Zimbabwe. He worked as a human rights lawyer and a foreign correspondent for the Sunday Times and the BBC. He has authored seven non-fiction books, including Mukiwa, which won the George Orwell Prize and the Esquire, Apple, and Waterstones awards, and When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, which won the Borders Original Voices Award. His book, The Fear, was selected by the New Yorker as a best book of the year. He has taught writing at Wesleyan and Columbia and served as President of PEN American Center. His latest book is Exit Wounds: A Story of Love, Loss and Occasional Wars.

Peter Godwin lahir dan dibesarkan di Zimbabwe. Ia bekerja sebagai pengacara hak asasi manusia serta koresponden asing untuk Sunday Times dan BBC. Ia telah menulis tujuh buku nonfiksi, termasuk Mukiwa, yang meraih George Orwell Prize serta penghargaan dari Esquire, Apple, dan Waterstones, serta When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, yang memenangkan Borders Original Voices Award. Bukunya, The Fear, dipilih oleh The New Yorker sebagai salah satu buku terbaik tahun tersebut. Ia pernah mengajar penulisan di Wesleyan dan Columbia, serta menjabat sebagai Presiden PEN American Center. Buku terbarunya adalah Exit Wounds: A Story of Love, Loss and Occasional Wars.