
Born a Crime
Stories from a South African Childhood
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Narrated by:
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Trevor Noah
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By:
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Trevor Noah
About this listen
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 listeners 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 18 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 incisive wit and 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-listen.
©2016 Trevor Noah (P)2016 Audible Ltd.Captivating
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And what made it most enjoyable was the fact that he narrated the book himself!
Life changing book
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Incredible story of a outsider in a racial society
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It offers also a tribute to his mother, a woman of great courage & humour.
Trevor is terrific with accents too, which makes the performance funny & entertaining.
It is a book anyone would enjoy.
Who wouldn't enjoy this story
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One of the most beautiful stories ever.
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Written for the American reader /listener
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Just amazing.
Thank you Trevor for sharing this with us.
Love... Jake.
Worth sharing
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Born a crime review
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amazing!
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Its mysterious how life works.
Bitter sweet ending.
Glad I got this one
Great story...
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