Reading Circle 5: ‚Born a Crime‘, by Trevor Noah

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Reading Circle
  • born a crime
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audio
28:00 Min.
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29:01 Min.
Reading Circle 80: 'Erasure' by Percival Everett
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29:00 Min.
Reading Circle 79: 'Victory City' by Salman Rushdie
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29:00 Min.
Reading Circle 77: 'Austria Behind the Mask' by Paul Lendvai
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29:00 Min.
Reading Circle 76: 'The Tortilla Curtain' by T.C. Boyle
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29:00 Min.
Reading Circle 75: 'Small Things Like These ' by Claire Keegan
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29:00 Min.
Reading Circle 74: 'Scenes From a Childhood' by Jon Fosse
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29:01 Min.
Reading Circle 73: 'Boyhood' by J.M.Coetzee
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28:55 Min.
Reading Circle 72: 'Assembly' by Natasha Brown
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29:00 Min.
Reading Circle 71: 'The Latecomer' by Jean Hanff Korelitz

„The compelling, inspiring and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of Apartheid and the tumultuouis days of freedom that followed.“

Questions discussed by Angie, Maria, Sandra, Sonja and Andrew…

– Why this title?
– An autobiography, or … ?
– How important the mother?
– Trevor an outsider?
– The colour issue?
– Language to bridge gaps?
– Descriptions of violence?
– Where’s the humour?
– Structure and style?
– The book’s appeal?

Music played

1. Margaret Singana: ‚Hamba Bhekile‘
2. Steve Kekana: ‚Raising my Family‘
3. Miriam Makeba: ‚Pata Pata‘

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