The African Child by Camara Laye

The African Child

Camara Laye with James Kirkup

159 pages first pub 1954 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography classics memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
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This 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 h...

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