Born A Crime

One of the comedy world's fastest-rising stars ( 'SLICK, INTELLIGENT AND BLISSFULLY FUNNY' Time Out) tells his hilarious and moving coming-of-age story during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.

Essential reading... Engaging, fast-paced and vivid, leavened with insight and wit . . . Born a Crime does more to expose apartheid - its legacy, its pettiness, its small-minded stupidity and its damage - than any other recent history book or academic text

Powerful and unique

A brilliant memoir, bonding and hilarious... Fantastic

Witty and brilliant...You'd be hard-pressed to find a better origin story

Trevor Noah's childhood stories are told with all the hilarity and intellect that characterizes his comedy, while illuminating a dark and brutal period in South Africa's history that must never be forgotten

Compelling . . . By turns alarming, sad, and funny, Born a Crime is not just an unnerving account of growing up in South Africa under apartheid, but a love letter to Trevor Noah's remarkable mother

A soul-nourishing pleasure... an enormous gift

A book to read now

A memoir with heft.. . Astonishingly fearless... this story soars

Mind-blowing

Trevor Noah has a real story to tell -- and tells it well... A little scary, but trust me -- it's funny

An affecting memoir. . . and a love letter to his mother

Extraordinary . . . essential reading on every level. It's hard to imagine a finer job

Noah proves a gifted storyteller , deftly lacing his poignant tales with amusing irony

Incisive, funny, and vivid, Trevor Noah's electrifying memoir sparkles with staggering true tales . . . and his candid and compassionate essays deepen our perception of the complexities of race, gender, and class

A gritty memoir . . . studded with insight and provocative social criticism . . . and brilliant storytelling and acute observations

Humble, candid and funny

Thoughtful, observant and empathetic. .. warm and human

Treats what could be a dark topic with humour and light

An engaging, fast-paced and vivid read . . . Essential reading not only because it is a personal story of survival, leavened with insight and wit, but because it does more to expose apartheid - its legacy, its pettiness, its small-minded stupidity and its damage - than any other recent history book or academic text

It's no surprise that Trevor Noah, the slyly suave successor to Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show , should write a smart book. But 'smart' doesn't begin to cover what he pulls off in Born a Crime . . . N oah's memoir is extraordinary . . . essential reading on every level. It's hard to imagine anyone else doing a finer job of it

Powerful... The story of his life is full of chase scenes in which he runs, hell for leather, from spankings, from the long arm of the law, and from the swinging fist of his stepfather.. . a unique perspective

A soul-nourishing pleasure , even with all its darker edges and perilous turns, reading Noah recount in brisk, warmly conversational prose how he learned to negotiate his way through the bullying and ostracism . . . is an enormous gift

A BOOK TO READ NOW

A memoir with heft.. . The interracial coupling that produced him really was a crime, making him an outsider. But he thrives with the help of his astonishingly fearless mother. (At one point she tosses him from a moving car -- driven by gangsters -- to save his life.) However brutal South African history is, their fierce bond makes this story soar

Noah has a real story to tell -- and tells it well... A little scary, but trust me -- it's funny

An affecting memoir. . . a love letter to his mother

Mind-blowing as f***

Noah proves a gifted storyteller , deftly lacing his poignant tales with amusing irony

Incisive, funny, and vivid , these staggering true tales are anchored to Noah's portrait of his courageous, rebellious, and religious mother who defied racially restrictive laws to secure an education and a career for herself - and to have a child with a white Swiss/German even though sex between whites and blacks was illegal. . . . Trevor Noah's electrifying memoir sparkles with funny stories . . . and his candid and compassionate essays deepen our perception of the complexities of race, gender, and class

A gritty memoir . . . studded with insight and provocative social criticism . . . and brilliant storytelling and acute observations

Sharp, at times harrowing ... The Daily Show host Trevor Noah reveals his coming-of-age as the son of protective interracial parents in apartheid South Africa

Humble, candid and funny

Thoughtful, observant and empathetic. ..a warm and human story of the type we will need to survive the Trump presidency's imminent freezing of humane values

Compelling . . . By turns alarming, sad, and funny , his book provides a harrowing look through the prism of Noah's family, at life in South Africa under apartheid and the country's lurching entry into a post-apartheid era in the 1990s . . . Born a Crime is not just an unnerving account of growing up in South Africa under apartheid, but a love letter to the author's remarkable mother

Treats what could be a dark topic with humour and light.

Trevor Noah is a globally beloved comedian best known as being the host of the Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning The Daily Show on Comedy Central for seven years. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah broke free from the restraints of a 30-minute linear show, producing engaging social content, award-winning digital series, podcasts and more for its global audience.

Trevor served as the Grammy Awards host for three consecutive years, and his stand-up special "Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia" received a Grammy nomination for best comedy album in 2020. He has written, produced, and starred in 12 comedy specials, including 2022's Emmy-nominated "I Wish You Would," and has sold out stand-up comedy shows, including his current "Off The Record" World Tour.

Trevor is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood . The book received the Thurber Prize for American Humor and two NAACP Image Awards. He is now developing and producing diverse, high-quality creative content with Day Zero Productions, his joint venture with Paramount Global. He has also launched the Trevor Noah Foundation to improve equitable access to quality education for underserved youth in South Africa.

Trevor's future projects include hosting Amazon Prime Video's first South African original series called LOL: Last One Laughing, serving as executive producer for the long-running British comedy series Mock the Week, and hosting an original Spotify weekly podcast.