by Camara, Laye. · Pocket · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782266095099
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«L'Enfant noir» is the autobiographical novel by Camara Laye, published by Pocket in paperback, with 220 pages in French.
The author recalls his childhood in Kouroussa, in French Guinea, between family traditions and the school that introduces another culture. The narrative follows his growth until his move to Conakry to study, and reflects on identity, African heritage and the clash between tradition and modernity.
The work was originally published in 1953; this French Pocket edition came out in June 1999.
A work for readers of African literature and coming-of-age stories about cultural identity.
Camara Laye was a writer from Guinea. His most well-known works are The African Child, a novel based loosely on his own childhood, and The Radiance of the King. Both novels are among the earliest major works in Francophone African literature. Camara Laye later worked for the government of newly independent Guinea, but went into voluntary exile over political issues.
