The Dark Child
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Book information
Farrar Straus & Giroux
USA
1994
Reissue
Paperback
192
Standard
326247
978-0-8090-1548-1
0-8090-1548-X
Authors, Guinean; 20th century; Biography.
Annotation
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.
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