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Matt's pick · not sponsored
Born a Crime
- South Africa
- apartheid
- race
- comedy
- mother
- childhood
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Why I'd hand it to you
Trevor Noah's parents, a Black South African mother and a white European father, broke the law just by having him. That is where the title comes from, and it sets up a memoir that is funny one page and heavy the next. You learn more about how apartheid actually worked from these stories than from many history books. The real center is his mother, a fierce, faith-filled woman who refused to let the rules shrink her son's life. The chapters jump around in time, which can feel loose, and there is some rough language and real violence, especially near the end. For older teens and adults, I'd hand it over without hesitation.
— Matt Jordan
Quick summary
- Book
- Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
- Who it's for
- Older teens and adults who want a funny, heavy and personal look at growing up under apartheid.
- Key topics
- Growing up mixed-race in apartheid South Africa
- Race and identity
- Trevor Noah's mother
- Comedy and hardship
- Shelves
- Biography, World Affairs, Parenting
Details
- Author
- Trevor Noah
- ASIN
- 0399588191
- On these shelves
- Biography World Affairs Parenting
- Short link
mattsbooks.org/r/bcri
