{"product_id":"born-a-crime","title":"Born A Crime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE THURBER PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe compelling, inspiring, (often comic) coming-of-age story of Trevor Noah, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the comedy world's brightest new voices, Trevor Noah is a light-footed but sharp-minded observer of the absurdities of politics, race and identity, sharing jokes and insights drawn from the wealth of experience acquired in his relatively young life. As host of the US hit show \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah, \u003c\/i\u003ehe provides viewers  around the globe with their nightly dose of biting satire, but here Noah turns his focus inward, giving readers a deeply personal, heartfelt and humorous look at the world that shaped him. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNoah was born a crime, son of a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother, at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents' indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the first years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, take him away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collection of eighteen personal stories, \u003ci\u003eBorn a Crime\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a mischievous young boy growing into a restless young man as he struggles to find his place in a world where he was never supposed to exist. \u003ci\u003eBorn a Crime\u003c\/i\u003e is equally the story of that young man's fearless, rebellious and fervently religious mother - a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence and abuse that ultimately threatens her own life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether subsisting on caterpillars for dinner during hard times, being thrown from a moving car during an attempted kidnapping, or just trying to survive the life-and-death pitfalls of dating in high school, Noah illuminates his curious world with an incisive wit and an unflinching honesty. His stories weave together to form a  personal portrait of an unlikely childhood in a dangerous time, as moving and unforgettable as the very best memoirs and as funny as Noah's own hilarious stand-up. \u003ci\u003eBorn a Crime\u003c\/i\u003e is a must read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA BOOK TO READ NOW, \u003ci\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful, charming and clever' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Witty and brilliant' \u003ci\u003eO: THE OPRAH MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A memoir with heft . . . this story soars' \u003ci\u003ePEOPLE\u003c\/i\u003e, Best New Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrevor Noah was BORN A CRIME - not because he could answer back in five languages; not because his mother threw him out of the window of a moving car; not because he shoplifted; not because he accidentally burnt down someone's house with a magnifying glass; not even because he took Hitler to a bar mitzvah - but because this was South Africa and his mother was black and his father was white . .  .  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Moving stories that will leave you laughing' BILL GATES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Raw, compelling and by turns alarming, sad, and funny. . .' \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A soul-nourishing pleasure' \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A remarkable memoir leavened with insight and wit, \u003ci\u003eBorn a Crime \u003c\/i\u003edoes more to expose apartheid - its legacy, its pettiness, its small-minded stupidity and its damage - than any other recent history or academic text' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ewww.johnmurray.co.uk\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e  www.trevornoah.com\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e@johnmurrays @trevornoah #BornaCrime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the comedy world's fastest-rising stars (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'SLICK, INTELLIGENT AND BLISSFULLY FUNNY' \u003ci\u003eTime Out)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e tells his hilarious and moving coming-of-age story during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engaging, fast-paced and vivid read . . . Essential reading not only because it is a personal story of survival, leavened with insight and wit, but because it does more to expose apartheid - its legacy, its pettiness, its small-minded stupidity and its damage - than any other recent history book or academic text\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's no surprise that Trevor Noah, the slyly suave successor to Jon Stewart as host of \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e, should write a smart book. But 'smart' doesn't begin to cover what he pulls off in \u003ci\u003eBorn a Crime . . . N\u003c\/i\u003eoah's memoir is extraordinary . . . essential reading on every level. It's hard to imagine anyone else doing a finer job of it\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePowerful...\u003c\/b\u003e The story of his life is full of chase scenes in which he runs, hell for leather, from spankings, from the long arm of the law, and from the swinging fist of his stepfather..\u003cb\u003e. a unique perspective \u003c\/b\u003eA\u003cb\u003e soul-nourishing pleasure\u003c\/b\u003e, even with all its darker edges and perilous turns, reading Noah recount in brisk, warmly conversational prose how he learned to negotiate his way through the bullying and ostracism . . . is \u003cb\u003ean enormous gift\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BOOK TO READ NOW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA memoir with heft..\u003c\/b\u003e. The interracial coupling that produced him really was a crime, making him an outsider. But \u003cb\u003ehe thrives with the help of his astonishingly fearless mother. (At one point she tosses him from a moving car -- driven by gangsters -- to save his life.)\u003c\/b\u003e However brutal South African history is, \u003cb\u003etheir fierce bond makes this story soar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoah has a real story to tell -- and tells it well... A little scary, but trust me -- it's funny\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn affecting memoir. . . a love letter to his mother\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMind-blowing as f***\u003c\/b\u003eNoah proves\u003cb\u003e a gifted storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e,  deftly lacing his poignant tales with amusing irony\u003cb\u003eIncisive, funny, and vivid\u003c\/b\u003e, these\u003cb\u003e staggering true tales\u003c\/b\u003e are anchored to Noah's portrait of his courageous, rebellious, and religious mother who defied racially restrictive laws to secure an education and a career for herself - and to have a child with a white Swiss\/German even though sex between whites and blacks was illegal. . . . \u003cb\u003eTrevor Noah's electrifying memoir sparkles with funny stories\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eand his candid and compassionate essays deepen our perception of the complexities of race, gender, and class\u003c\/b\u003eA gritty memoir . . . \u003cb\u003estudded with insight and provocative social criticism\u003c\/b\u003e . . . and \u003cb\u003ebrilliant storytelling and acute observations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharp,\u003c\/b\u003e at times harrowing ... \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e host Trevor Noah reveals his coming-of-age as the son of protective interracial parents in apartheid South Africa\u003cb\u003eHumble, candid and funny\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThoughtful, observant and empathetic.\u003c\/b\u003e..a \u003cb\u003ewarm and human\u003c\/b\u003e story of the type we will need to survive the Trump presidency's imminent freezing of humane values\u003cb\u003eCompelling\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eBy turns alarming, sad, and funny\u003c\/b\u003e, his book provides a harrowing look through the prism of Noah's family, at life in South Africa under apartheid and the country's lurching entry into a post-apartheid era in the 1990s . . . \u003ci\u003eBorn a Crime \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003enot just an unnerving account of growing up in South Africa under apartheid, but a love letter to the author's remarkable mother\u003c\/b\u003eTreats what could be a dark topic with humour and light.","brand":"Crosswordbooks.uae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42137460965451,"sku":"BK0002331","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/4877\/3707\/files\/hachette-uk-books-default-title-born-a-crime-stories-from-a-south-african-childhood-paperback-noah-trevor-40359587479769.jpg?v=1770791261","url":"https:\/\/crosswordbooks.ae\/products\/born-a-crime","provider":"Crossword Dubai","version":"1.0","type":"link"}