An edition of Born a Crime (2016)

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An edition of Born a Crime (2016)

Farbenblind

  • 4.60 ·
  • 50 Ratings
  • 670 Want to read
  • 42 Currently reading
  • 70 Have read

Trevor Noah kam 1984 im Township Soweto als Sohn einer Xhosa und eines Schweizers zur Welt. Zu einer Zeit, da das südafrikanische Apartheidsregime „gemischtrassige“ Beziehungen weiterhin unter Strafe stellte. Als Kind, das es nicht geben durfte, erlebte er Armut und systematischen Rassismus, aber auch die mutige Auflehnung seiner "farbenblinden" Eltern, die einfallsreich versuchten, Trennungen zwischen Ethnien und Geschlechtern zu überwinden. Heute ist er ein international gefeierter Comedian, der die legendäre "The Daily Show" in den USA leitet und weltweit – ob Sydney, Dubai, Toronto, San Francisco oder Berlin – in ausverkauften Sälen auftritt.

In "Farbenblind" erzählt Trevor Noah ebenso feinsinnig wie komisch in achtzehn Geschichten von seinem Aufwachsen in Südafrika, das den ganzen Aberwitz der Apartheid bündelt: warum ihn seine Mutter aus einem fahrenden Minibus warf, um Gottes Willen zu erfüllen, welche Musik er für einen tanzenden Hitler aufzulegen pflegte, um sein erstes Geld zu verdienen, und wie ihn eine Überwachungskamera, die nicht einmal zwischen Schwarz und Weiß unterscheiden konnte, vor dem Gefängnis bewahrte.

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German
Pages
336

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Cover of: Born a Crime
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
2019, Anchor Canada
paperback in English - Anchor Canada ed. (1)
Cover of: Born a Crime
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
2019, Spiegel & Grau, One World
Paperback in English - 2019 Spiegel & Grau trade paperback edition (12)
Cover of: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood: 天生有罪 : 特雷弗·诺亚的变色人生
2018, Beijing United Publishing co., LTD
paperback in Chinese
Cover of: Farbenblind
Farbenblind
2017, Blessing, Karl Blessing Verlag
Hardcover in German
Cover of: Born a Crime
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
2016, Spiegel & Grau
Hardcover in English - First Edition (1)
Cover of: Born a Crime
Born a Crime: and Other Stories
2016, Macmillan
Paperback in English - South African ed.
Cover of: Born a Crime
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
2016, Doubleday Canada
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Born A Crime
Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Jul 05, 2016, Doubleday Canada, imusti
board book
Cover of: Born a Crime
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
2016, Audible Studios on Brilliance
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Published in
Munich, Germany
Other Titles
Born a Crime
Copyright Date
2016, 2017
Translation Of
Born a Crime

Contributors

Translator
Heike Schlatterer

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Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
336
Dimensions
21,5 x 13,5 x centimeters

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OL26414568M
ISBN 13
9783896675903
amazon.de_asin
3896675907
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34637568

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Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother—his teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life.

The stories collected here are by turns hilarious, dramatic, and deeply affecting. Whether subsisting on caterpillars for dinner during hard times, being thrown from a moving car during an attempted kidnapping, or just trying to survive the life-and-death pitfalls of dating in high school, Trevor illuminates his curious world with an incisive wit and unflinching honesty. His stories weave together to form a moving and searingly funny portrait of a boy making his way through a damaged world in a dangerous time, armed only with a keen sense of humor and a mother’s unconventional, unconditional love.

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