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The Dark Child: The Autobiography of an African Boy
by Camara Laye

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"The Dark Child "is a distinct and graceful memoir of Camara Laye's youth in the village of Koroussa, French Guinea. Long regarded Africa's preeminent Francophone novelist, Laye (1928-80) herein marvels over his mother's supernatural powers, his father's distinction as the village goldsmith, and his own passage into manhood, which is marked by animistic beliefs and bloody rituals of primeval origin. Eventually, he must choose between this unique place and the academic success that lures him to distant cities. More than autobiography of one boy, this is the universal story of sacred traditions struggling against the encroachment of a modern world. A passionate and deeply affecting record, "The Dark Child "is a classic of African literature.
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About the Author

Camara Laye was born in 1928 in the village of Koroussa, French Guinea. He was still in his twenties and studying engineering in France when he wrote The Dark Child. He died in Senegal in 1980.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780809015481
Subtitle:
The Autobiography of an African Boy
Translator:
Kirkup, James; Jones, Ernest
Translator:
Kirkup, James; Jones, Ernest
Translator:
Kirkup, James
Author:
Laye, Camara
Designed:
Jones, Ernest
Author:
Jones, Ernest
Publisher:
Farrar Straus Giroux
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Africa
Subject:
Social life and customs
Subject:
African American Studies
Subject:
Guinea
Subject:
Authors, Guinean
Subject:
Personal Memoirs
Subject:
Camara, Laye
Subject:
Africa - General
Copyright:
1954
Abridged:
Abridged Edition
Series Volume:
1244-5
Publication Date:
June 1994
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
188
Dimensions:
8.00x5.50x.51 in. .38 lbs.
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