Peter Godwin was born and grew up in Rhodesia, present day Zimbabwe. He spoke about his new book, The Fear and about his experiences with over the past thirty years in Zimbabwe. The Fear by Peter Godwin, is about the recent elections in Zimbabwe and Mugabe's battle to impose his will on the voting public. The name of the book comes from what Zimbabweans called the period between the two elections. In the first Mugabe lost and before the second the ruling party used any method possible to 'convince' people the change their votes. The Fear refers to the torture, random beatings and repression that came to anyone suspected of having voted for the opposition party.
Godwin has been banned from Zimbabwe since 1983 but has found ways to cover the current issues. His family still lives in the country. Godwin is a prime example of current authors who are pushing the limits in order to tell a story which is attempted to be muted but those that repress people.
Mugabe a former national hero, has now placed the country in a state of continues Fear.
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