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Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood / Trevor Noah.
"The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed,"--Amazon.com.
Noah's path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother, at the time such a union was punishable by five years in prison. As he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist, his mother is determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life. With an incisive wit and unflinching honesty, Noah weaves together a moving yet searingly funny portrait of a boy making his way through a damaged world in a dangerous time.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780399588174
- ISBN: 0399588175
- ISBN: 9780399588198 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780399590443
- ISBN: 0399590447
- Physical Description: x, 288 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Spiegel & Grau, [2016]
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Available copies
- 4 of 6 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 3 current holds with 6 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | B N739 2016 (Text) | 33126021758655 | Adult Biography | Checked out | 05/17/2024 |
| Covington Branch | B N739 2016 (Text) | 33126024560785 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | B N739 2016 (Text) | 33126023113321 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | B N739 2016 (Text) | 33126023113339 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | B N739 2016 (Text) | 33126023113313 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | B N739 2016 (Text) | 33126024218525 | Closed Stacks Biography | Replacement - See Buyer | - |