Description
| Product ID: | 9781585101535 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | L'Enfant noir |
| Authors: | Author: Camara Laye, Natalie Schorr, Myrna Bell Rochester |
| Page Count: | 232 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
| Description: | Focus student edition of the 1953 novel by Camara Laye, an African writer born in Guinea; an autobiographical story which narrates in the first person a journey from childhood in Kouroussa through challenges in Conakry, to France. Complete French text with notes, introduction, suggested activities and discussion questions. 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. A masterwork of modern francophone African literature, L’enfant noir has the artistry of a novel and the authenticity of an autobiography. This prizewinning 1954 tale describes the narrator’s journey from childhood in Kouroussa, in northwestern Guinea, to France, and the conflict of sacred traditions with the ways of the modern world. |
| Imprint Name: | Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co |
| Publisher Name: | Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2005-07-01 |
