Born a Crime

Born a Crime Audiobook

Born a Crime is a nonfiction book by Trevor Noah. It is a book about his stories that started from his childhood in South Africa. Trevor as most of you knows through his satirical The Daily Show particularly, that he is a renowned TV show host comedian, actor, and political commentator. He started his career in 2002 in South Africa where he was born and then he moved to the USA.

This book in audio is presented by Trevor Noah himself and that is the best part of it. People love to listen to him and he told his own story in his voice in a perfect manner. Trevor Noah in this award-winning Audible production shared his life story from the apartheid time in South Africa. It all began with the mentioning of a horrific incident when his mother had to throw him out of a moving car. She did that to save him from a deadly dispute with the local gangsters.

The story after that followed the path of the budding comedian toward self-discovery. It was all shared through different episodes which the audience will find to be comical and poignant. It is the tremendous ability of Trevor Noah to do different accents and also his virtuoso embodiment of different characters from his childhood days that allowed him to make this memoir of his a success. He had an excellent command of different languages such as Zulu, English, and Xhosa along with the various dialects as well. This is what he maximized in this performance as well.

Born a Crime in 2016 was the highest-rated new book by Audible customers. It was also the winner of Audible’s Best celebrity memoir of 2016.