Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood
(Book)
Author
Published
London : John Murray, 2017.
Physical Desc
x, 288 pages ; 20 cm
Appears on these lists
Status
Main Level - Book Discussion Books
BOOK DISCUSSION SALINA READS 2018
12 available
BOOK DISCUSSION SALINA READS 2018
12 available
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Main Level - Book Discussion Books | BOOK DISCUSSION SALINA READS 2018 | On Shelf |
Main Level - Book Discussion Books | BOOK DISCUSSION SALINA READS 2018 | On Shelf |
Main Level - Book Discussion Books | BOOK DISCUSSION SALINA READS 2018 | On Shelf |
Main Level - Book Discussion Books | BOOK DISCUSSION SALINA READS 2018 | On Shelf |
Main Level - Book Discussion Books | BOOK DISCUSSION SALINA READS 2018 | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Apartheid -- South Africa.
Autobiographies.
Comedians -- Biography.
Comedians -- South Africa -- Biography.
Mothers and sons -- South Africa.
Noah, Trevor, -- 1984-
Noah, Trevor, -- 1984- -- Childhood and youth.
South Africa -- History -- 1961-1994.
South Africa -- History -- 1994-
South Africa -- Social conditions -- 1961-1994.
South Africa -- Social conditions -- 1994-
Television personalities -- Biography.
Autobiographies.
Comedians -- Biography.
Comedians -- South Africa -- Biography.
Mothers and sons -- South Africa.
Noah, Trevor, -- 1984-
Noah, Trevor, -- 1984- -- Childhood and youth.
South Africa -- History -- 1961-1994.
South Africa -- History -- 1994-
South Africa -- Social conditions -- 1961-1994.
South Africa -- Social conditions -- 1994-
Television personalities -- Biography.
Other Subjects
More Details
Published
London : John Murray, 2017.
Format
Book
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.4, 13 Points
Level 5.4, 13 Points
Notes
General Note
Originally published: London : John Murray, 2016.
Description
As host of the US hit show The Daily Show, Trevor Noah 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 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.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Noah, T. (2017). Born a crime: stories from a South African childhood . John Murray.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Noah, Trevor, 1984-. 2017. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood. John Murray.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Noah, Trevor, 1984-. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood John Murray, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Noah, Trevor. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood John Murray, 2017.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.