Kirjahaku

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 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 an 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, The Dark Child is a classic of African literature.

The Focus Student Editions are designed for French language courses in literature and culture. Prepared with non-native French speakers in mind, these editions include an introduction (in French), the complete work, and linguistic and cultural notes in French, a current bibliography and study questions. This Focus student edition is a novel published in 1953 by Camara Laye, an African writer born in Guinea and is an autobiographical story which narrates in first person a journey from childhood in Kouroussa, through challenges in Conakry, to France.

Kongens blikk fra 1954er et gåtefullt og fornøyelig mesterverk om kulturmøter mellom nord og sør som virtuost turnerer vestlige forestillinger om Afrika. Det er samtidig et intenst sjelelig drama om veien gjennom fornedrelse mot frelse.Den hvite mannen Clarence blir skylt i land på en fremmed kyst vest i Afrika. Clarence forlanger å få audiens hos kongen, men ikke før har han fått glimt av ham, så forsvinner majesteten med hele sitt følge. Sammen med en svikefull tigger og to unge dansere legger Clarence ut på en reise etter den utilnærmelige kongen. Camara Laye (1926–1980) fra Guinea er på samme tid en av Afrikas mest leste og omdiskuterte forfattere. «Denne bemerkelsesverdige romanen oppnådde noe helt nytt.» Toni Morrison