Born a Crime

Stories From a South African Childhood

Ebook

Idioma English

Publicado el 14 de enero de 2016 por John Murray.

ISBN:
978-1-4736-3531-9
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Número OCLC:
966309975

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The compelling, inspiring, (often comic) coming-of-age story of Trevor Noah, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.

One of the comedy world's brightest new voices, Trevor Noah is a light-footed but sharp-minded observer of the absurdities of politics, race and identity, sharing jokes and insights drawn from the wealth of experience acquired in his relatively young life. As host of the US hit show The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, he provides viewers around the globe with their nightly dose of biting satire, but here Noah turns his focus inward, giving readers a deeply personal, heartfelt and humorous look at the world that shaped him.

Noah was born a crime, 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. Living proof of his parents' indiscretion, Trevor was …

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'Born a Crime' review

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Pretty good! My biggest complaint is in the editing -- the time periods kind of jump all over the place, and not in an interesting, Christopher Nolan sort of way. Also, the transition from being a street hood in Johannesburg to host of the Daily Show was kind of not present at all; I guess we have to wait for the sequel to see how Trevor gets out of the country!

That said, the ultimate message of "holy shit Trevor Noah lived through some real abject poverty and abuse as a kid" was great, and something that all privileged kids should read. Also, I learned a lot more about street-level life in South Africa during the transition to post-apartheid, which was interesting and terrible.

reseñó Born a Crime de Trevor Noah

I learned so much about Trevor Noah (and South Africa)

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It took me about a year to finish this one. I started off reading out loud with my partner but we moved on to something a bit cheerier due to the fact that a lot of the chapters are pretty depressing (it's still a great book, it just wasn't working for us in that context).

Having said that, I really enjoyed Trevor's book here and I have a whole new level respect for him. He's a terrific writer and a hilarious storyteller.

If you like Trevor Noah or are interested in South Africa, consider reading this book.

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Biografía del humorista y monologuista que ahonda en las desigualdades raciales, de género y clase. Funciona como ensayo sociológico y antropológico, además de ayudar a entender la historia de Sudáfrica.

"Prohibit néixer" es ágil, el autor sabe cómo estructurar sus historias para cautivar al lector, hacerle reflexionar y reír al mismo tiempo (muchas veces en momentos que te generan incomodidad, y lo hace a propósito para que entendamos la otroridad). Se nota mucho las tablas de monologuista, puesto que la forma de presentar su vida, a través de anécdotas, para luego aterrizarlas en el contexto de la SA de su infancia y adolescencia, recuerda mucho a sus monólogos. De hecho, a veces adolece de esa oralidad que, en escrito, puede no acabar de cuadrar. Funcionaría mucho mejor como show, y de hecho me recuerda en muchas ocasiones al "Son of Patricia".

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