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Book

Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood

Call Numbers

  • 921 N7399 (CEN, EAS, OSH, POW, WSQ)
  • 921 N7399 TEEN (CEN, EAS, OSH, POW)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2016.

Physical Description

288 pages ; 25 cm

Summary

One of the comedy world's fastest-rising stars tells his wild coming of age story during the twilight of Apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.

Contents

  • Run
  • Born a Crime
  • Trevor, Pray
  • Chameleon
  • The Second Girl
  • Loopholes
  • Fufi
  • Robert
  • The Mulberry Tree
  • A Young Man's Long, Awkward, Occasionally Tragic, and Frequently Humiliating Education in Affairs of the Heart, Part I: Valentine's Day
  • Outsider
  • A Young Man's Long, Awkward, Occasionally Tragic, and Frequently Humiliating Education in Affairs of the Heart, Part II: The Crush
  • Colorblind
  • A Young Man's Long, Awkward, Occasionally Tragic, and Frequently Humiliating Education in Affairs of the Heart, Part III: The Dance
  • Go Hitler!
  • The Cheese Boys
  • The World Doesn't Love You
  • My Mother's List.

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