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The dark child

Camara, Laye2010
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"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.
Main title:
The dark child / Camara Laye ; translated from the French by James Kirkup.
Imprint:
Johannesburg : Penguin, 2010.
Collation:
140 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Translation of: L'enfant noir.
ISBN:
9780143026785014302678X
Dewey class:
843.914
Language:
EnglishFrench
BRN:
1912479
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