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by Trevor Noah · about this book

Loved Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah? If its nonfiction, memoir & biography and autobiography hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Becoming, Crying in H Mart: A Memoir and Ham On Rye. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood: Nonfiction · Memoir & Biography · Autobiography · Male Lead · Mother and Daughter

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