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From being 'born a crime' and surviving Apartheid to navigating fame, Trevor Noah opens up about the chaos behind the comedy Trevor Noah is a comedian and former host of the satirical news programme, ‘The Daily Show’.

Steven Bartlett discussed Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. Trevor Noah discussed The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Fifth Anniversary Limited Edition by Charlie Mackesy and The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Born a Crime

    Trevor Noah · at 7:46

    Born a Crime by Trevor Noah is a critically acclaimed autobiographical memoir detailing the comedian's extraordinary upbringing as the child of a white Swiss father and a Black Xhosa mother in apartheid South Africa, where his very existence was illegal.

    Discussed
    “so for anyone that doesn't know what it's like to be a child that has a a white father and a black mother growing up in apartheid South Africa where as it says on the front of your book you're considered a crime”
    Where to get it
  2. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Fifth Anniversary Limited Edition

    Charlie Mackesy · at 2:26:08

    The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy is a beautifully illustrated fable offering gentle wisdom and comfort for readers of all ages.

    Discussed
    “and it follows in the tradition of the the boy the fox in the mall it's it's books that I loved”
    Where to get it
  3. The Little Prince

    Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · at 2:26:16

    The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is a classic philosophical novella that explores themes of loneliness, friendship, love, and human nature through the journey of a young prince visiting various planets.

    Discussed
    “you know the boy the F The Little Prince you know there's so many books like that that I think ins spired me to think about rediscovering our childlike um curiosity uh ability to to to think Beyond ourselves our imagination like almost like re-remembering yourself before many of the hurts”
    Where to get it
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Plugged Born a Crime
“like I I've experienced every emotion because I mean fear was the first one the idea that this person could take away you know the life of of someone who arguably I loveed the most then like rage helplessness um even even like shame”