Born a Crime

Description:

Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother—his teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life. The stories collected here are by turns hilarious, dramatic, and deeply affecting. Whether 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, Trevor illuminates his curious world with an incisive wit and unflinching honesty. His stories weave together to form a moving and searingly funny portrait of a boy making his way through a damaged world in a dangerous time, armed only with a keen sense of humor and a mother’s unconventional, unconditional love.

subjects: apartheid,  PERFORMING ARTS,  HUMOR,  Television personalities,  Personal Memoirs,  PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy,  BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY,  HUMOR / Form / Essays,  Essays,  Comedy,  HUMOR / Essays,  Comedians,  Biography,  Comedians, biography,  South africa, biography,  Mothers and sons,  South africa, history,  South africa, social conditions,  nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2016-12-04,  New York Times bestseller,  BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs,  HUMOR / Topic / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional,  Racially mixed people,  Comiques,  Biographies,  Métis,  Vedettes de télévision,  Childhood and youth,  History,  Social conditions

People: Trevor Noah

Places: South Africa,  Soweto

Times: 1980s - 2016