Born a crime: Stories from a South African childhood
by Noah, Trevor.
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BookPublisher: London : John Murray, 2016Description: 336 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781473635289 (hbk.) :; 1473635284 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 791.4502 NOASubject(s): Noah, Trevor, 1984- | Mothers and sons -- South Africa | South Africa -- History -- 1961-1994 | South Africa -- History -- 1994- | South Africa -- Social conditions -- 1961-1994 | South Africa -- Social conditions -- 1994- | Performing Arts | Performing ArtsSummary: Trevor Noah is the host of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah , where he gleefully provides America with its nightly dose of serrated satire. He is a light-footed but cutting observer of the relentless absurdities of politics, nationalism and race - and in particular the craziness of his own young life, which he's lived at the intersections of culture and history. In his first book, Noah tells his coming of age story with his larger-than-life mother during the last gasps of apartheid-era South Africa and the turbulent years that followed. Noah was born illegal - the son of a white, Dutch father and a black Xhosa mother, who had to pretend to be his nanny or his father's servant in the brief moments when the family came together.
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| 791.4502 HAN Old rage / | 791.4502 KEN The street to recovery | 791.4502 KYL You couldn't make it up | 791.4502 NOA Born a crime: Stories from a South African childhood | 791.4502 NOL Live. Laugh. Love. / | 791.4502 OLE The soundtrack to my life | 791.4502 SHA Leonard : my fifty-year friendship with a remarkable man / |
Trevor Noah is the host of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah , where he gleefully provides America with its nightly dose of serrated satire. He is a light-footed but cutting observer of the relentless absurdities of politics, nationalism and race - and in particular the craziness of his own young life, which he's lived at the intersections of culture and history. In his first book, Noah tells his coming of age story with his larger-than-life mother during the last gasps of apartheid-era South Africa and the turbulent years that followed. Noah was born illegal - the son of a white, Dutch father and a black Xhosa mother, who had to pretend to be his nanny or his father's servant in the brief moments when the family came together.
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