The Dark Child Summary
Camara Laye

Everything you need to understand or teach The Dark Child by Camara Laye.

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  • 180 Multiple Choice Questions
  • 60 Short Essay Questions
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The Dark Child Summary

Laye's autobiographical novel The Dark Child follows one boy's journey from his earliest memories at age five or six to his first moment of definite adulthood—the day he leaves his native Guinea for Paris, where he will study and ultimately decide his destiny.

Respected and loved throughout his childhood, Laye's life may not seem typical, but his experiences are honestly, if not nostalgically, recorded, and readers will universally identify...

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