Libraries: Reading Culture: Spring 2019: Born a Crime

Spring 2019: South Africa

Introduction to the Book

Video by Professor Miller-Waters

Watching this video and writing a short reflection counts as attending one of the events you must attend to be eligible to compete for the scholarship.

The Book
The Author

Trevor Noah's Official Website

Trevor Noah on "Born a Crime"

"[Trevor] Noah joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the process of turning his memoir into an audiobook and why his mother is the hero of his story."

Click here to go to video on YouTube.

Reviews of Born a Crime

The Guardian: Born a Crime: Trevor Noah charts his rise from South Africa's townships
"The Daily Show host’s new book reveals how he bridged the race gap to become one of the country’s brightest exports"
LA Review of Books: Born a Crime: A Memoir of Love, Hope, and Resistance
"When an author opens his memoir with a scene of his mother pushing him from a moving vehicle, you know you’re in for a fascinating read."
New York Times: ‘Born a Crime,’ Trevor Noah’s Raw Account of Life Under Apartheid
"By turns alarming, sad and funny, his book provides a harrowing look, through the prism of Mr. Noah’s family, at life in South Africa under apartheid and the country’s lurching entry into a postapartheid era in the 1990s. "

Reading Guides

Reading Guide from the Urban School of San Francisco
Tips and questions to keep in mind while reading the book and preparing for events.

Reading Culture: Spring 2019: Born a Crime

Spring 2019: South Africa

Introduction to the Book

Trevor Noah on "Born a Crime"

Reviews of Born a Crime

Reading Guides

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