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Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah (Paperback, 2017)

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Get ready to laugh and cry with Trevor Noah's "Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood". This heartwarming and humorous memoir tells the story of Noah's upbringing during the apartheid era in South Africa. Published by John Murray Press in 2017, this paperback edition features 304 pages of captivating storytelling that covers topics such as crime, family, and race relations. With a weight of only 213g and a size of 202mm x 178mm, this book is perfect for reading on the go. Get your copy of "Born A Crime" and experience a journey through the eyes of one of the world's most beloved comedians.

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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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Publisher
John Murray Press
ISBN-13
9781473635302
eBay Product ID (ePID)
28046340843

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Book Title
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Author
Trevor Noah
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Biographies & True Stories, Humor
Number of Pages
304 Pages

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202mm
Item Width
178mm
Item Weight
213g

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Trevor Noah
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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by angelpalalag_023 Aug, 2018
Taking peaceful protesting to a new level!!
This is an autobiography of Trevor Noah. Its a story from a side we don’t often hear - the oppressed. He has first hand experience of the atrocities of apartheid but he is able to flip it so it is “palatable” by adding humour. Already a fan of his as a standup comedian, this book gave him further credence in my eyes. Power to the people, through comedy!
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by jogjabodyart02 Jul, 2020
Born a Crime -stories of childhood in apartheid.
The book tells the fascinating, funny, and heartfelt story of Trevor Noah, currently one of the best known comedians in the world. He grew up in South Africa as a boy of colour in a black community and family, with all the adventures and experiences that this entailed. It is a genuine and unique book. I loved it.
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by z.ekberg21 Oct, 2021
Funny and a page turner
This is a great book. I bought it as a gift, and had it posted to my aunty so I didn't see the product but she received it in good time and I believe the product was as decribed.
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5 out of 5 stars
by raqpot019 Jul, 2018
Must read
What a great book. Well done Trevor!
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by mariapw101 Mar, 2022
A good read
Well written, funny, tragic, and inspiring
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