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

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

288 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

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Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years i...

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funny 82%
emotional 72%
reflective 57%
informative 55%
inspiring 54%
hopeful 32%
sad 19%
adventurous 17%
challenging 17%
lighthearted 16%
dark 14%
tense 11%
relaxing 2%

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slow 2%

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