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      The Dark Child: The Autobiography of an African Boy

      by Laye Camara
      Published
      Jan 1954
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      Pages
      199
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      This informative book: The Dark Child by Camara Laye, is the Autobiography of an African Boy who was born in Kouroussa, in French Guinea, a country with an old civilization in which the ancient ritualistic society of the Malinke has remained alive. "The supernatural was a significant part of Camara Laye's life. Not only did his mother possess the powers od a witch, but his father's hut was often visited by a small black snake, te guiding spirit of his race."

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      First Edition Jan 1954 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN13 9780374507688 ISBN10 0374507686
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