The crime of birth

Number of pages 414 Translation Khalid Al-Jabaili A book that contains humorous situations that make you laugh, and cruelty and violence that terrify, and wisdom that delights, and recounting facts that provoke anger. Trevor, a writer, broadcaster, and comedy show host, summarizes at the beginning of his book all the crisis he was born into and forced to coexist with: "I grew up in South Africa under the apartheid system, and that was extremely difficult because I was raised in a mixed family, and I was the mixed person in that family. My mother, Patricia Nombuiselo Nwa, was a black woman, and my father, Robert, was a white man, more precisely Swiss German. During the apartheid era, having a sexual relationship with someone of another race was considered one of the worst crimes a person could commit. And needless to say, my father and mother committed this crime." Thus, he recounts how he spent his childhood and adolescence among poor people who live rich lives full of experiences, harsh yes, but they taught him to strive so he wouldn't lose his humanity. And not to let pain stop him. And let his mother's advice and wisdom always light his way: "Learn from your past and be better because of your past, but never cry over the past because life is full of pain. Let pain sharpen your determination, but don't cling to it. Don't be vindictive."