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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Summary)
by Noah, Trevor
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1521552924
- ISBN 13
- 9781521552926
- Seller
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Rio Vista, California, United States
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About This Item
This book is in very good condition. There are no markings in the book. Cover shows very minor signs of shelf/edge wear. 2017. Ships within 24 hours.
Synopsis
The host of The Daily Show With Trevor Noah traces his wild coming of age during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed, offering insight into the farcical aspects of the political and social systems of today's world.
Reviews
On Jun 11 2019, a reader said:
I'm glad I stuck with this book to the end because that was were the great storytelling occurred. Trevor Noah writes just as he talks, and I can only take his humor in small doses. His flippancy gets to me after a bit. The picture he paints of growing up in South Africa, even post-apartheid, is so bleak that it's hard for me to appreciate the humor that Noah employs in unfolding the story of his early life. Though this is his own autobiography, Noah's chief accomplishment is in painting a portrait of his mother, Patricia Noah, whom he loves and appreciates in his own Trevor way. Toward the end of the book, he writes, "When you love someone you create a new world for them. My mother did that for me...." Though it's not my style, I've come to appreciate those like Trevor Noah who try to make the world a less hostile place by poking fun of its injustice and corruption. Like Mark Twain, Trevor Noah knows that humor is a powerful weapon, perhaps as powerful as his mother's prayers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Art Book Habit
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10115LAL
- Title
- Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Summary)
- Author
- Noah, Trevor
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1521552924
- ISBN 13
- 9781521552926
- Publisher
- Short & Sweet
- Place of Publication
- California
- Date Published
- 2017
- Pages
- 30
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