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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emotional: 72%

reflective: 58%

informative: 54%

inspiring: 54%

hopeful: 32%

sad: 20%

challenging: 18%

adventurous: 17%

lighthearted: 16%

dark: 15%

tense: 12%

relaxing: 1%


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