{"product_id":"the-dark-child-the-autobiography-of-an-african-boy-paperback","title":"The Dark Child: The Autobiography of an African Boy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCamara Laye\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePhilippe Thoby-Marcellin\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eJames Kirkup\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dark Child \u003c\/i\u003eis a distinct and graceful memoir of French author Camara Laye's youth in the village of Koroussa, French Guinea. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA passionate and deeply affecting record, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Child \u003c\/i\u003eis a classic of African literature.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a distinct and graceful memoir of Camara Laye's youth in the village of Koroussa, French Guinea, a place steeped in mystery. Laye marvels over this 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCamara Laye\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1928 in the village of Koroussa, French Guinea. He was still in his twenties and studying engineering in France when he wrote his award-winning memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Child.\u003c\/i\u003e His next book, \u003ci\u003eThe Radiance of the King\u003c\/i\u003e, was described as one of the greatest of the African novels of the colonial period (Kwame Anthony Appiah). He died in Senegal in 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1954\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765105656096,"sku":"9780809015481","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4ded95e125199905b6d291eaea943b1c.webp?v=1780262177","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-dark-child-the-autobiography-of-an-african-boy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}