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Born a crime: stories from a South African childhood

Trevor Noah
Resource Type:
Book (Print/Paper)
Edition:
First edition
Publication:
New York : Spiegel & Grau, [2016]

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Summary:
"The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed,"--Amazon.com.
Noah's path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother, at the time such a union was punishable by five years in prison. As he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist, his mother is determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life. With an incisive wit and unflinching honesty, Noah weaves together a moving yet searingly funny portrait of a boy making his way through a damaged world in a dangerous time.
Table of Contents:
  • Run
  • Born a Crime
  • Trevor, Pray
  • Chameleon
  • The Second Girl
  • Loopholes
  • Fufi
  • Robert
  • The Mulberry Tree
  • A Young Man's Long, Awkward, Occasionally Tragic, and Frequently Humiliating Education in Affairs of the Heart, Part I: Valentine's Day
  • Outsider
  • A Young Man's Long, Awkward, Occasionally Tragic, and Frequently Humiliating Education in Affairs of the Heart, Part II: The Crush
  • Colorblind
  • A Young Man's Long, Awkward, Occasionally Tragic, and Frequently Humiliating Education in Affairs of the Heart, Part III: The Dance
  • Go Hitler!
  • The Cheese Boys
  • The World Doesn't Love You
  • My Mother's Life.
Author/Creator:
Noah, Trevor, 1984- , author
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
Born a crime: stories from a South African childhood [by Noah, T.]
Subjects:
Noah, Trevor, 1984-
Comedians — United States — Biography
Comedians — South Africa — Biography
Television personalities — United States — Biography
Comedians
Television personalities
South Africa
United States
Genres:
Autobiographies
Biographies
Physical Description:
x, 288 pages ; 25 cm
Call Numbers:
PN2287.N557 A3 2016
ISBNs:
9780399588174 (hardcover)
0399588175 (hardcover)
9780399590443 (international)
0399590447 (international)
9780399588181 (electronic book) [Invalid]
Library of Congress Control Numbers:
2016031399
OCLC Numbers:
945946648