The Comedy King of the Slums

It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Adapted for Young Readers

From the slums to global fame, a renowned comedian and winner of the 2017 Thurber Prize for American Humor

Trevor Noah's hilarious, tear-jerking, and inspiring memoir

"Humor" cannot eliminate discrimination, poverty, and violence, but it can give you courage when facing them.

◎ Editor's Recommendation

☆ Long-standing #1 on Amazon's Bestsellers List for Teen & Young Adult Performing Arts Biographies

Endorsed by many celebrities including Bill Gates and notorious book critic Michiko Kakutani

☆ Trevor Noah is a renowned comedian who rose from the slums to global fame and is the winner of the 2017 Thurber Prize for American Humor. This book is Noah's first book written for young adult readers. It has received high ratings from many readers, with 4.45 on Goodreads and 4.7 on Amazon US. This book has consistently ranked #1 on Amazon's Bestsellers List for Teen & Young Adult Performing Arts Biographies.

☆ This book is Noah's adaptation of his New York Times bestseller "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood," making it more suitable for young adult readers. Reading Noah's hilarious, tear-jerking, and inspiring memoir, understanding how a mischievous boy grew up in adversity, and how he broke free from the cycle of poverty, discrimination, and violence, will help teenagers learn optimism, humor, and resilience, and help children grow better.

☆ Many celebrities, including Bill Gates and Michiko Kakutani, known as the "notorious book critic," highly recommend this book. Bill Gates mentioned in his reading list that Noah's mother is the true hero of this book. "She's an incredible person, fiercely independent, and she raised her son in the same way. The greatest gift she gave him was to teach him to think for himself and see the world from his own perspective." Therefore, this book is also an excellent parent-child read, suitable for parents and children to read together.

◎ Content Introduction

Noah's mother is Black South African, and his father is White European. Due to South Africa's apartheid policy, his birth was a crime. Living in a humble shack in the slums, constantly in a vicious cycle of poverty, discrimination, and violence, his mother moved him around to hide. Who would imagine that this boy would grow up to become Africa's most successful comedian?

This book is filled with wonderful stories interwoven with tears and laughter, vividly documenting the journey of a South African slum boy breaking through difficulties and growing up. It shows how a mischievous boy, in a world where he should not have existed, found himself through keen wit and humor. This is a moving and entertaining memoir, and also a love letter to the author's remarkable mother.

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Much of Noah's upbringing in South Africa was tragic... But in Noah's telling, these tear-jerking stories are presented in a different way, often making you burst into laughter.

In fact, Noah's mother is the true hero of this book. She's an incredible person, fiercely independent, and she raised her son in the same way. The greatest gift she gave him was to teach him to think for himself and see the world from his own perspective.

—Bill Gates

Noah's book is shocking, both sad and funny... it's not only a disturbing coming-of-age story under South African apartheid but also a love letter to the author's remarkable mother.

—Michiko Kakutani, "notorious book critic" for The New York Times, Pulitzer Prize winner

...This isn't an essay collection by a comedian, but a lively sitcom, very humorous; Noah proves he is a talented storyteller, skillfully interweaving amusing satire into his poignant tales.

—Ray Rahman, Entertainment Weekly

2023-03-01

九州出版社

the new wave

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9787522512976