Language English Originally published 1953 Genre Autobiography | Publication date 1953 | |
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Published in English 1954, Farrar, Straus & Giroux Similar Camara Laye books, Other books | ||
The African Child, originally written in French and published in 1953 as l’enfant noir, is an autobiographical novel, written by Camara Laye. It tells the story of a young African child, Baba, growing up in Guinea. The novel won the Prix Charles Veillon writing prize.
It was translated into English by James Kirkup and issued in the US in 1954 under the title The Dark Child.
It was adapted into a movie called L'enfant noir in 1995. Many of the cast in the film were relatives of Laye.
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