Trevor Noah is a comedian from South Africa.
“A soul-nourishing pleasure . . . an enormous gift.”—USA Today
“By turns alarming, sad and funny . . . not just an unnerving
account of growing up in South Africa under apartheid, but a love
letter to the author’s remarkable mother.”—Michiko Kakutani, The
New York Times
“You’d be hard-pressed to find a comic’s origin story better than
the one Trevor Noah serves up in Born a Crime. . . . Witty
truth-telling . . . brilliant comedy.”—O: The Oprah Magazine
“Remarkable . . . smart . . . extraordinary . . . essential reading
on every level.”—The Seattle Times
“[Noah] thrives with the help of his astonishingly fearless mother.
. . . Their fierce bond makes this story soar.”—People
“When I think of Trevor Noah, the first image I see is from his
brilliant memoir, Born a Crime, of Trevor’s mother throwing him out
of a moving vehicle while he’s asleep in order to save his life.
Through other eyes this could be remembered as traumatic and
harrowing. Through Trevor’s it is bonding and hilarious, a
testament to the love of someone who truly had to think on their
feet. That is how Trevor sees the world. A fantastic storyteller,
he has always been a defier of rules, which he broke simply by
being born in his native country.”—Lupita Nyong’o, Time
“Noah’s not the main character in his own story—his mother is the
constant . . . and by the end, Noah lovingly makes clear that the
book belongs to her. . . . Noah proves to be a gifted storyteller,
able to deftly lace his poignant tales with amusing
irony.”—Entertainment Weekly
“[An] unforgettable memoir.”—Parade
“This isn’t your average comic-writes-a-memoir: It’s a unique look
at a man who is a product of his culture—and a nuanced look at a
part of the world whose people have known dark times easily pushed
aside.”—Refinery29
“[Noah’s] electrifying memoir sparkles with funny stories . . . and
his candid and compassionate essays deepen our perception of the
complexities of race, gender, and class.”—Booklist (starred
review)
“Powerful prose . . . told through stories and vignettes that are
sharply observed, deftly conveyed and consistently candid. Growing
organically from them is an affecting investigation of identity,
ethnicity, language, masculinity, nationality and, most of all,
humanity.”—Mail & Guardian (South Africa)
“[Noah’s] story of surviving—and thriving—is
mind-blowing.”—Cosmopolitan
“Noah has a real tale to tell, and he tells it well. . . . Among
the many virtues of Born a Crime is a frank and telling portrait of
life in South Africa during the 1980s and ’90s.”—Newsday
“An affecting memoir, Born a Crime [is] a love letter to his
mother.”—The Washington Post
“Witty and revealing . . . Noah’s story is the story of modern
South Africa.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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