The Dark Child
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The Dark Child is a distinct and graceful memoir of French author Camara Laye's youth in the village of Koroussa, French Guinea. Long regarded as Africa's preeminent Francophone novelist, Laye (1928-1...
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The Dark Child is a distinct and graceful memoir of French author Camara Laye's youth in the village of Koroussa, French Guinea. Long regarded as Africa's preeminent Francophone novelist, Laye (1928-1980) 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 an 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.
Detaljer
Forlag
Farrar Straus & Giroux
ISBN
9780809015481
Sprog
Engelsk
Udgivelsesdato
01-06-1994
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
3031527
EAN nr.
9780809015481
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
137
Bredde (mm)
203
Længde (mm)
14
Vægt (g)
164