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Bringing colour and life to a childhood under apartheid

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

February 26, 2019 by Wanderlustful Leave a Comment

In the world of celebrity memoirs, this book is a gem.  Although Noah gives us bits and pieces of how he got from the ‘hoods of Johannesburg to replacing Jon Stewart on the Daily Show (ie: being the funny guy to avoid being an outcast), his book is really about growing up mixed race under apartheid in South Africa.  The stories are sometimes almost too wild to believe (he was pushed from a moving car to escape a potential murder or assault, the domestic violence described […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #BornACrime, #memoir, #SouthAfrica, #TrevorNoah, apartheid, Race

Wanderlustful's CBR11 Review No:8 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: #BornACrime, #memoir, #SouthAfrica, #TrevorNoah, apartheid, Race ·
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A Journey Through Adolescence and Apartheid

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

February 6, 2019 by NewlyWest 2 Comments

I read this book last November before a return mission trip to South Africa, but I really wanted to hear it in Trevor Noah’s own voice. He is a born story teller and he has an amazingly compelling story to tell. It is strange to think how young he is. I don’t remember apartheid, but it was happening in my lifetime. The beautiful way he unravels the narrative is more like the way you learn a friends life story – bits and pieces that tie […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #TrevorNoah

NewlyWest's CBR11 Review No:3 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #TrevorNoah ·
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