Born a crime.

Books boeken trevor noah hodder stoughton general division hardcover november 2016: The New York Times Top 10 Bestseller 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 worlds 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 mans 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 Noahs own hilarious stand-up. Born a Crime is a must read.

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Its trevor noah born a crime stories from a south african childhood adapted for young readers.