Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

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A book of love and hope . It is the autobiography of the daily show host Trevor Noah. More than an autobiography it is a love letter written by Trevor to his mother .Trevor was born to a black mother and a white father ,he was raised in South Africa during the apartheid. The love between Noah and his mother and their life will inspire everyone .Being a mixed a child Noah lived between two worlds and two identity. He often consider himself as a coloured child .Noah born in a time in South Africa when it was illegal for white and black person to have a child together. Still his mother managed to rise him and she gave a better education to him ,she insisted him to learn English. Noah considers his mother as a real super hero. His mother struggled a lot during the aprtheid,workerd as prostitute for money,but she somehow managed her life and give everything to Noha. In this book Noah also described how was Africa before and after colonization ,the tribal wars,life during the apartheid everything in a funny mood. The story moves in a very funny mood but eventually makes you cry.

“Language brings with it an identity and a culture, or at least the perception of it. A shared language says “We’re the same.” A language barrier says “We’re different.” ― Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

by Chaithanya Krishna