Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood

The Resource Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood
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Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood
Title remainder
stories from a South African childhood
Statement of responsibility
Trevor Noah
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
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 funny portrait of a boy making his way through a damaged world in a dangerous time
Subject
Genre
Tone
Writing style
Award
  • Booklist Editors' Choice, 2016
  • Thurber Prize for American Humor, 2017.
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
  • 791.4502/8092
  • B
Index
no index present
LC call number
PN2287.N557
LC item number
A3 2016
Literary form
non fiction
Target audience
adult
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