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Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Amazonundefined

Price last update: 14/03/2024

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One of the comedy world's fastest-rising stars ('SLICK, INTELLIGENT AND BLISSFULLY FUNNY' Time Out) tells his hilarious and moving coming-of-age story during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.
Recenzja
An engaging, fast-paced and vivid read . . . Essential reading not only because it is a personal story of survival, leavened with insight and wit, but because it does more to expose apartheid - its legacy, its pettiness, its small-minded stupidity and its damage - than any other recent history book or academic text
GUARDIAN
It's no surprise that Trevor Noah, the slyly suave successor to Jon Stewart as host of
The Daily Show
, should write a smart book. But 'smart' doesn't begin to cover what he pulls off in
Born a Crime . . . N
oah's memoir is extraordinary . . . essential reading on every level. It's hard to imagine anyone else doing a finer job of it
SEATTLE TIMES
Powerful...
The story of his life is full of chase scenes in which he runs, hell for leather, from spankings, from the long arm of the law, and from the swinging fist of his stepfather..
. a unique perspective
THE TIMES
A
soul-nourishing pleasure
, even with all its darker edges and perilous turns, reading Noah recount in brisk, warmly conversational prose how he learned to negotiate his way through the bullying and ostracism . . . is
an enormous gift
USA TODAY
A BOOK TO READ NOW
WALL STREET JOURNAL
A memoir with heft..
. The interracial coupling that produced him really was a crime, making him an outsider. But
he thrives with the help of his astonishingly fearless mother. (At one point she tosses him from a moving car -- driven by gangsters -- to save his life.)
However brutal South African history is,
their fierce bond makes this story soar
PEOPLE, Best New Books
Noah has a real story to tell -- and tells it well... A little scary, but trust me -- it's funny
NEWSDAY
An affecting memoir. . . a love letter to his mother
WASHINGTON POST
Mind-blowing as f***
COSMOPOLITAN
Noah proves
a gifted storyteller
, deftly lacing his poignant tales with amusing irony
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Incisive, funny, and vivid
, these
staggering true tales
are anchored to Noah's portrait of his courageous, rebellious, and religious mother who defied racially restrictive laws to secure an education and a career for herself - and to have a child with a white Swiss/German even though sex between whites and blacks was illegal. . . .
Trevor Noah's electrifying memoir sparkles with funny stories
. . .
and his candid and compassionate essays deepen our perception of the complexities of race, gender, and class
BOOKLIST
A gritty memoir . . .
studded with insight and provocative social criticism
. . . and
brilliant storytelling and acute observations
KIRKUS
Sharp,
at times harrowing ...
The Daily Show
host Trevor Noah reveals his coming-of-age as the son of protective interracial parents in apartheid South Africa
HARPER'S BAZAAR
Humble, candid and funny
ELLE (South Africa)
Thoughtful, observant and empathetic.
..a
warm and human
story of the type we will need to survive the Trump presidency's imminent freezing of humane values
MAIL & GUARDIAN (South Africa)
Compelling
. . .
By turns alarming, sad, and funny
, his book provides a harrowing look through the prism of Noah's family, at life in South Africa under apartheid and the country's lurching entry into a post-apartheid era in the 1990s . . .
Born a Crime
is
not just an unnerving account of growing up in South Africa under apartheid, but a love letter to the author's remarkable mother
-- Michiko Katutani
New York Times
Treats what could be a dark topic with humour and light.
Oyinkan Braithwaite, author of My Sister the Serial Killer
Opis z tylnej okładki książki
One of the comedy world's fastest-rising stars ('SLICK, INTELLIGENT AND BLISSFULLY FUNNY' Time Out) tells his hilarious and moving coming-of-age story during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.
O autorze
Trevor Noah
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