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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

by Trevor Noah
$10.90 $9.90 9% off
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood - Thryft
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood - Thryft

Unfiltered South African childhood through humor.

This book could be a good read for you if you're looking for a heartfelt and humorous memoir that offers a unique perspective on South African history. Trevor Noah's story of navigating the complexities of his biracial identity and his mother's unwavering love will leave you both laughing and deeply moved. Through his witty storytelling, Trevor sheds light on the challenges he faced growing up in apartheid-era South Africa, making this memoir an enlightening and uplifting read.

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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

by Trevor Noah
$10.90 $9.90 9% off
ISBN: 9781473635302
Authors: Trevor Noah
Publisher: John Murray
Date of Publication: 2017-01-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.49
(rated by 680834 readers)

Description

Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to 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 earliest 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, steal him away. Finally liberated by the end of South Africa’s tyrannical white rule, Trevor and his mother set forth on a grand adventure, living openly and freely and embracing the opportunities won by a centuries-long struggle. The stories collected here are by turns hilarious, dramatic, and deeply affecting. 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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