Born a Crime is the autobiography of Trevor Noah and tells all about his growing up in Apartheid South Africa. His father is white, his mother is black, and neither can openly claim him. He couldn't be seen in public at all with his father and he recalls his mother dropping his hand on the street one day, pretending he belonged to someone else. And yet he grew up feeling loved.
The stories Noah tells will make you catch your breath and also laugh out loud. The relationships between Noah and his mother and with his grandmother are touching and heartwarming. I listened to the audio version and, being read by Noah himself, it was wonderful. I cannot recommend enough that you read this book. Or listen to it. Or both. Trevor Noah's humor and perspective of what many people would view as an extremely difficult upbringing could teach us all a lesson about how to face the world and how to make it better.
The stories Noah tells will make you catch your breath and also laugh out loud. The relationships between Noah and his mother and with his grandmother are touching and heartwarming. I listened to the audio version and, being read by Noah himself, it was wonderful. I cannot recommend enough that you read this book. Or listen to it. Or both. Trevor Noah's humor and perspective of what many people would view as an extremely difficult upbringing could teach us all a lesson about how to face the world and how to make it better.
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