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561 works of pan-African thought. 3 matching current filters.

RegionAllWest AfricaEast AfricaSouthern AfricaNorth AfricaCentral AfricaCaribbeanDiaspora
GenreAllFictionNon-fictionPoetryDramaAutobiographyFolklore
EraAllPre-colonial Oral TraditionsColonialPost-colonialHarlem RenaissanceNegritudeContemporary
The Dark Child (L'Enfant noir)
1953
Camara Laye

An autobiographical novel of the author's youth in Kouroussa, French Guinea, depicting traditional Malinke society and the conflict between tradition and modernity.

West AfricaAutobiography
The African Child
1953
Camara Laye

Camara Laye's lyrical memoir of his childhood in Kouroussa, Guinea — his father's blacksmith shop filled with gold and spirits, the rituals of initiation, and the bittersweet departure for school in France.

West AfricaAutobiography
Dark Child (L'Enfant noir)
1953
Camara Laye

An alternative translation/edition of The African Child — Camara Laye's account of his Guinean childhood, his father's sacred blacksmith work, and his journey to France.

West AfricaAutobiography