Born a Crime
Born a Crime
by Trevor Noah
Adults
Growing up mixed-race in apartheid South Africa, when his birth itself was illegal — and the fierce mother who raised him.
- Author
- Trevor Noah
- Age
- For grown-ups
- Type
- Diversity & Identity, Memoir, Humour
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- John Murray / Spiegel & Grau
- Readers rate it
- 4.48 / 5 on Goodreads
- In India
- Available
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