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Born a Crime

Stories From a South African Childhood

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An edition of Born a Crime (2016)

Born a Crime

Stories From a South African Childhood

  • 4.6 (52 ratings) ·
  • 679 Want to read
  • 45 Currently reading
  • 72 Have read

The compelling, inspiring, (often comic) coming-of-age story of Trevor Noah, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.

One of the comedy world's brightest new voices, Trevor Noah is a light-footed but sharp-minded observer of the absurdities of politics, race and identity, sharing jokes and insights drawn from the wealth of experience acquired in his relatively young life. As host of the US hit show The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, he provides viewers around the globe with their nightly dose of biting satire, but here Noah turns his focus inward, giving readers a deeply personal, heartfelt and humorous look at the world that shaped him.

Noah was born a crime, son of a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother, at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents' indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the first years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, take him away.

A collection of eighteen personal stories, Born a Crime tells the story of a mischievous young boy growing into a restless young man as he struggles to find his place in a world where he was never supposed to exist. Born a Crime is equally the story of that young man's fearless, rebellious and fervently religious mother - a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence and abuse that ultimately threatens her own life.

Whether subsisting on caterpillars for dinner during hard times, being thrown from a moving car during an attempted kidnapping, or just trying to survive the life-and-death pitfalls of dating in high school, Noah illuminates his curious world with an incisive wit and an unflinching honesty. His stories weave together to form a personal portrait of an unlikely childhood in a dangerous time, as moving and unforgettable as the very best memoirs and as funny as Noah's own hilarious stand-up. Born a Crime is a must read.

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John Murray
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Cover of: Born a Crime
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
2019, Spiegel & Grau, One World
Paperback in English - 2019 Spiegel & Grau trade paperback edition (12)
Cover of: Born a Crime
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
2019, Anchor Canada
paperback in English - Anchor Canada ed. (1)
Cover of: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood: 天生有罪 : 特雷弗·诺亚的变色人生
2018, Beijing United Publishing co., LTD
paperback in Chinese
Cover of: Born a Crime
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
2016, Doubleday Canada
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Born a Crime
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
2016, Audible Studios on Brilliance
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Cover of: Born a Crime
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
2016, Spiegel & Grau
Hardcover in English - First Edition (1)
Cover of: Born A Crime
Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Jul 05, 2016, Doubleday Canada, imusti
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Cover of: Born a Crime
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
2016, John Murray
Ebook in English
Cover of: Born a Crime
Born a Crime: and Other Stories
2016, Macmillan
Paperback in English - South African ed.

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Copyright Date
2016

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Library of Congress
PN2287.N557 A3 2017

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OL26414250M
ISBN 10
1473635314
ISBN 13
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OCLC/WorldCat
966309975, 1006335658
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Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother—his teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life.

The stories collected here are by turns hilarious, dramatic, and deeply affecting. Whether subsisting on caterpillars for dinner during hard times, being thrown from a moving car during an attempted kidnapping, or just trying to survive the life-and-death pitfalls of dating in high school, Trevor illuminates his curious world with an incisive wit and unflinching honesty. His stories weave together to form a moving and searingly funny portrait of a boy making his way through a damaged world in a dangerous time, armed only with a keen sense of humor and a mother’s unconventional, unconditional love.

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