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The Dark Child / Camara Laye ; translated from the French by James Kirkup and Ernest Jones.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Penguin African writersPublication details: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c1954.Description: 188p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780809015481(paperback)
  • 080901548x
Uniform titles:
  • Enfant noir. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 920.096657 LAY
Summary: "The Dark Child is a ... memoir of Camara Laye's youth in the village of Koroussa, French Guinea, a place steeped in mystery. Laye marvels over his mother's supernatural powers, his father's distinction as the village goldsmith, and his own passage into manhood. ... More than the autobiography of one boy, this is the universal story of sacred traditions struggling against the encroachment of a modern world."--Back cover.
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Books Hamu Mukasa Library Open Access / General collection; Level 2 920.096657 LAY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 110067

Translation of: L'enfant noir.

"The Dark Child is a ... memoir of Camara Laye's youth in the village of Koroussa, French Guinea, a place steeped in mystery. Laye marvels over his mother's supernatural powers, his father's distinction as the village goldsmith, and his own passage into manhood. ... More than the autobiography of one boy, this is the universal story of sacred traditions struggling against the encroachment of a modern world."--Back cover.

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