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Dark Child : The Autobiography of an African Boy by Camara Laye (1954, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux

ISBN-100374507686

ISBN-139780374507688

eBay Product ID (ePID)118142625

Product Key Features

Original LanguageFrench

Book TitleDark Child : the Autobiography of an African Boy

Number of Pages199 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicCustoms & Traditions

Publication Year1954

GenreSocial Science

AuthorCamara Laye

FormatHardcover

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Item Weight7.1 Oz

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TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal916.65

SynopsisThe 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.