Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
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- Nov 15, 2016
- #Biography #SouthAfrica
The memoir of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.
Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Afric...
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Number of Pages: 288
ISBN: 0385689225
ISBN-13: 9780385689229
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Bill Gates @BillGates
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May 22, 2017
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As a longtime fan of The Daily Show, I loved reading this memoir about how its host honed his outsider approach to comedy over a lifetime of never quite fitting in. Born to a black South African mother and a white Swiss father in apartheid South Africa, he entered the world as a biracial child in a country where mixed race relationships were forbidden. Much of Noah’s story of growing up in South Africa is tragic. Yet, as anyone who watches his nightly monologues knows, his moving stories will often leave you laughing.
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Trevor Noah, Born a Crime.
Josefine @holylise
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