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Born A Crime
por Trevor Noah
- Usado
- Bom
- Brochura
- Condição
- Bom
- ISBN 10
- 1473635306
- ISBN 13
- 9781473635302
- Livreiro
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Missoula, Montana, United States
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Sobre este item
Noah was born a crime, the 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. Born a Crime tells 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. These interwoven stories are equally the story of Trevor'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.
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 wit and honesty. His stories weave together to depict a lovable delinquent 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.
Sinopse
The host of The Daily Show With Trevor Noah traces his wild coming of age during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed, offering insight into the farcical aspects of the political and social systems of today's world.
Avaliações
Em Jun 11 2019, um leitor disse:
I'm glad I stuck with this book to the end because that was were the great storytelling occurred. Trevor Noah writes just as he talks, and I can only take his humor in small doses. His flippancy gets to me after a bit. The picture he paints of growing up in South Africa, even post-apartheid, is so bleak that it's hard for me to appreciate the humor that Noah employs in unfolding the story of his early life. Though this is his own autobiography, Noah's chief accomplishment is in painting a portrait of his mother, Patricia Noah, whom he loves and appreciates in his own Trevor way. Toward the end of the book, he writes, "When you love someone you create a new world for them. My mother did that for me...." Though it's not my style, I've come to appreciate those like Trevor Noah who try to make the world a less hostile place by poking fun of its injustice and corruption. Like Mark Twain, Trevor Noah knows that humor is a powerful weapon, perhaps as powerful as his mother's prayers.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- The Vespiary Book Restoration & Bindery
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- SQ3143867
- Título
- Born A Crime
- Autor
- Trevor Noah
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Bom
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Encadernação
- Brochura
- ISBN 10
- 1473635306
- ISBN 13
- 9781473635302
- Editorial
- John Murray Publishers Ltd
- Data de publicação
- 2017
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Memoir/Biography;
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The Vespiary Book Restoration & Bindery
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Sobre The Vespiary Book Restoration & Bindery
The Vespiary Book Restoration & Bindery has been operating since 2008 providing a wide range of book repair, conservation, and binding services. Her used book selection is eclectic, but discerning. If you have books you'd like to trade, The Vespiary offers credit for merchandise and services in exchange for books.
