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

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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-10052550902X

ISBN-139780525509028

eBay Product ID (ePID)11060715334

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Book TitleBorn a Crime : Stories from a South African Childhood

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2017

TopicCultural Heritage, Sociology / General, Personal Memoirs, Parenting / Motherhood, Comedy, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, Form / Essays

GenreFamily & Relationships, Performing Arts, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Humor, History

AuthorTrevor Noah

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight8.5 Oz

Item Length7.9 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal791.4502/8092 B

SynopsisTrevor Noah, host of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, is one of the comedy's brightest voices. A light-footed but sharp-minded observer of the absurdities of politics, race, and identity, his jokes and insights draw from the wealth of experience acquired in his relatively young life. 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, the 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. Born a Crime tells 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. These interwoven stories are equally the story of Trevor'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, Trevor illuminates his curious world with wit and honesty. His stories weave together to depict a lovable delinquent 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.