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Camara Laye
Guinean author (1928–1980)
This is a Mandinka name; the family name is Camara and precedes the given names
Camara Laye | |
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| Born | January 1, 1928 Kouroussa, French Guinea |
| Died | February 4, 1980 (aged 52) Dakar, Senegal |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Guinean |
| Notable works | L'Enfant noir Le Regard du roi |
| Notable awards | Prix Charles Veillon |
Camara Laye (January 1, 1928 – February 4, 1980) was a writer from Guinea.
He was the author of The African Child (L'Enfant noir), a novel based loosely on his own childhood, and The Radiance of the King (Le Regard du roi). Both novels are among the earliest major works in Francophone African literature.
Camara laye biography bibliographie definition
Camara Laye later worked for the government of newly independent Guinea, but went into voluntary exile over political issues.
Early life
Camara Laye was born in Kouroussa, a town in what was then the colony of French Guinea.
His family were Malinke (a Mandé-speaking ethnicity), and he