{"product_id":"9780809015481","title":"The Dark Child : The Autobiography of an African Boy","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dark Child\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Camara Laye\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dark Child \u003c\/i\u003eis a distinct and graceful memoir of French author Camara Laye's youth in the village of Koroussa, French Guinea. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA passionate and deeply affecting record, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Child \u003c\/i\u003eis a classic of African literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Dark Child \u003c\/i\u003ehas the force of nostalgia, which spurred Laye to write it to relieve his exile at a time when he was far from his people.” —\u003ci\u003eFrom the Introduction by Philippe Thoby-Marcellin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780809015481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40670972117198,"sku":"9780809015481","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_34421022-9bdf-4db2-a50a-b2844e958e6e.jpg?v=1639797624","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780809015481","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}