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Born a Crime

Stories from a South African Childhood

by Trevor Noah · 2016 · 304 pages

Bill Gates
Bill Gates
Sundar Pichai
Sundar Pichai
Recommended by 2 elites

Recommended by 2 Elites

Bill Gates

Sundar Pichai

About This Book

A memoir detailing the author's upbringing in South Africa during the final years of apartheid. It explores his childhood as a mixed-race boy born to a white father and a black mother, a union that was illegal at the time of his birth. The narrative documents his family's resilience and the systemic absurdity of institutionalized racism.

Book Details

Published

2016

Pages

304

Language

en

ISBN

9780399588174

Awards & Recognition

Thurber Prize for American HumorNAACP Image Award

Audiobook Available

8h 44m
Narrated by Trevor Noah

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