Reading Culture: Spring 2019: Born a Crime
Spring 2019: South Africa
Introduction to the Book
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.
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."
Reviews of Born a Crime
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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"
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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."
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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
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Reading Guide from the Urban School of San FranciscoTips and questions to keep in mind while reading the book and preparing for events.
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