Dark Child: The Autobiography of an African Boy by Camara Laye

Dark Child: The Autobiography of an African Boy

Camara Laye

missing page info Add in missing page information first pub 1954 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography classics memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

The Dark Child is a distinct and graceful memoir of French author Camara Laye's youth in the village of Koroussa, French Guinea. Long regarded as Africa's preeminent Francophone novelist, Laye (1928-1980) herein marvels over his mother's supernatu...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 188 reviews

Moods

emotional 50%
informative 43%
reflective 43%
hopeful 25%
adventurous 18%
dark 12%
inspiring 12%
lighthearted 6%
sad 6%
tense 6%

Pace

medium 56%
fast 31%
slow 12%

Average rating

3.48

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...