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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
by Noah, Trevor
- Used
- Condition
- UsedGood
- ISBN 10
- 0399588191
- ISBN 13
- 9780399588198
- Seller
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Interlochen, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
UsedGood. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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
- Blue Vase Books LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31UE340042PI_ns
- Title
- Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
- Author
- Noah, Trevor
- Book Condition
- UsedGood
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0399588191
- ISBN 13
- 9780399588198
- Publisher
- One World
- This edition first published
- February 12, 2019
Terms of Sale
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Interlochen, Michigan
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