"The Dark Child" is a vivid and graceful memoir of Camara Laye's youth in the village of Kouroussa, 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, which is marked by animistic beliefs and bloody rituals. 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 ...
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"The Dark Child" is a vivid and graceful memoir of Camara Laye's youth in the village of Kouroussa, 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, which is marked by animistic beliefs and bloody rituals. 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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Very Good. 1955. Hardcover. Very good copy in original cloth covers. Title in gilt to spine. Light shelf wear, remains very good.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Near Fine in very good jacket. Second printing. 1969. Cloth hardcover with dust jacket, 188 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket, light rubbing or wear to the tips of the covers, dust jacket with some soil and discoloration, a bit of wear to the tips and edges of the dust jacket including some creasing and a couple of small closed tears. Our copy with dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector.
