West Africa
Guinea
Post-colonial
French
Autobiography
An autobiographical novel of the author's youth in Kouroussa, French Guinea, depicting traditional Malinke society and the conflict between tradition and modernity.
Literary Significance
Winner of Prix Charles Veillon; first work to convey in French to European readers the experience of growing up in Malinke society
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editorial-summarynot primary textAn autobiographical novel of the author's youth in Kouroussa, French Guinea, depicting traditional Malinke society and the conflict between tradition and modernity. Winner of Prix Charles Veillon; first work to convey in French to European readers the experience of growing up in Malinke society
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