Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood -- Trevor Noah, Hardcover Cliff's/ Monarch / Barron's Book Notes Alex and his companions tend

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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood -- Trevor Noah, Hardcover Cliff's/ Monarch / Barron's Book Notes Alex and his companions tend#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER More than one million copies sold! A "brilliant" (Lupita Nyong'o, Time), "poignant" (Entertainment Weekly), "soul nourishing" (USA Today) memoir about coming of age during the twilight of apartheid "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." Esquire Winner of the