The dark child

By Laye Camara

Subjects: Biography, Authors, african, Authors, biography, Guinea, social life and customs, Guinean Authors, Manners and customs, Social life and customs, African literature

Description: "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.