false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171862766m/123773.jpg 123773 10 <div><i>The Dark Child </i>is a distinct and graceful memoir of Camara Laye's youth in the village of Koroussa, French Guinea. Long regarded Africa's preeminent Francophone novelist, Laye (1928-80) 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 autobiography of one boy, this is the universal story of sacred traditions struggling against the encroachment of a modern world. A passionate and deeply affecting record, <i>The Dark Child </i>is a classic of African literature. <br></div> 119180 1954 The Dark Child: The Autobiography of an African Boy total:139|5:23|4:53|3:47|2:14|1:2| 139 498 227 17 3 1 false false Sun Jun 15 04:21:37 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 04:24:58 -0700 2008 Written at a time when 'African writing' was about the explanatory....falls with the Achebe school in this sense of "This is my people: We are not savages" but more elegaic and beautiful than Achebe, who is overrated in every way.]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 15:54:53 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 15:57:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 25 08:25:10 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 08:25:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 25 08:23:11 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 08:23:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 16:24:36 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 04:44:48 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Sep 04 19:05:52 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 09:01:49 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Feb 07 19:48:52 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 19:49:05 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 19:41:36 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 12:20:17 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Aug 09 19:46:41 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 19:49:20 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 05 20:16:01 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 20:31:49 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu Apr 17 22:45:04 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 22:46:11 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 22:01:52 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 22:03:54 -0700 2007 I saw a communal Malinké society in contrast to the individualistic society of the U.S.]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 06 19:40:39 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 19:41:29 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Jun 25 08:56:55 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 08:58:03 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Feb 01 21:14:26 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 21:14:26 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 18 18:05:26 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 18 18:05:26 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1982 Wed Oct 24 10:39:43 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 10 16:26:59 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Nov 25 07:51:25 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 07:51:42 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 15:05:06 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 15:05:06 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 17 10:31:14 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 10:31:14 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=123773