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Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood / Trevor Noah.

Author/creator Noah, Trevor, 1984- author.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info New York : Spiegel & Grau, [2016]
Copyright Notice ©2016
Descriptionx, 288 pages ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
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.
Abstract 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.
Local noteLittle-472735--305131068267%
Genre/formAutobiographies.
LCCN 2016031399
ISBN9780399588174 (hardcover)
ISBN0399588175 (hardcover)
ISBN9780399590443 (international)
ISBN0399590447 (international)
ISBN(ebook)

Available Items

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Joyner TRC Biographies B N661N ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner TRC Biographies B N661N ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner Ronnie Barnes African American Collection PN2287.N557 A3 2016 ✔ Available Place Hold