Trevor Noah - Bűnben I was born

The incredibly funny and heartwarming bestseller from the world-famous host of The Daily Show.

Trevor Noah took an unlikely route from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show, and his very birth is considered a crime: he was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such families could be sentenced to five years in prison . As living proof of his parents' wrongdoing, he spent his early years behind closed doors, as his mother hid him to extreme and often absurd levels from the government, which could have taken him away at any moment. Freed from the white tyranny of South Africa, Trevor and his mother embarked on the great adventure of seizing their new opportunities openly and freely, overcoming centuries of adversity.

The main character of I was born in Sin is a bad-boned little boy who, growing into a restless young man, searches for himself in the world, where even his mere existence is questioned. The book is not only about him, but also about his relationship with his fearless, rebellious, deeply religious mother. About the woman who wanted to save her son at all costs from the cycle of poverty, violence and abuse that put his life in danger.

The eighteen personal testimonies collected in the volume are sometimes ferocious, sometimes dramatic, but they always have a great impact on the reader. Trevor reveals his special life with cutting wit and unsolicited honesty, whether it's having to eat caterpillars in lean times, being thrown from a moving vehicle during a kidnapping attempt, or trying to escape the life-and-death struggle of being a high school girl with one skin intact. The stories reveal a touching, irresistibly funny portrait of a boy who makes his way in dangerous times, in an environment that is about to fall apart, and his only weapon is his sharp sense of humor and his mother's unusual, unconditional love.