- Mass Market Paperback: 221 pages
- Publisher: Pocket (July 16 1991)
- Language: French
- ISBN-10: 2266023128
- ISBN-13: 978-2266023122
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.7 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #436,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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.
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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.
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French text of Laye's novel with vocabulary and notes suitable for students studying for the AP exam in French Literature.
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Wonderful biography,
This review is from: ENFANT NOIR -L' (Mass Market Paperback)
This was a wonderful book. It read very fluently and was more captivating than most biographies. L'Enfant noir is a wonderful example of the movement known as La Negritude, and it is the best French-language book I have ever read.
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This is the daily life of all African boys in rural area,
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This review is from: ENFANT NOIR -L' (Mass Market Paperback)
It is amazing how Camara Laye gave an accurate account of the day to day life of all young African boys in this book. Although not from his native Guinee (Conakry), could relate to scenes, stories as if it occured in my own life each time I came into contact with the rural area of my native D. R. of the Congo (either by visiting or from my classmates accounts of their lives in the countryside. Moreover, it recaptures the two cultures standing side by side, the Western and the traditional African as lived and experienced by African boys. The family structure, going to school, playing in the farmes, visits to the city, etc... This is a very powerful testimony of the uniqueness and common shared experiences in the vast and multicolor Africa.
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This is the daily life of all African boys in rural area,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: ENFANT NOIR -L' (Mass Market Paperback)
It is amazing how Camara Laye gave an accurate account of the day to day life of all young African boys in this book. Although not from his native Guinee (Conakry), could relate to scenes, stories as if it occured in my own life each time I came into contact with the rural area of my native D. R. of the Congo (either by visiting or from my classmates accounts of their lives in the countryside. Moreover, it recaptures the two cultures standing side by side, the Western and the traditional African as lived and experienced by African boys. The family structure, going to school, playing in the farmes, visits to the city, etc... This is a very powerful testimony of the uniqueness and common shared experiences in the vast and multicolor Africa.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful biography,
By "vikingbob" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: ENFANT NOIR -L' (Mass Market Paperback)
This was a wonderful book. It read very fluently and was more captivating than most biographies. L'Enfant noir is a wonderful example of the movement known as La Negritude, and it is the best French-language book I have ever read.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Outstanding,
By Henry "Francophile" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: ENFANT NOIR -L' (Mass Market Paperback)
I am bilingual and have greatly enjoyed this wonderful and captivating, autobiography of the social education of a young boy in Guinee. The author gives considerable understanding to the reader of the customs of Guinee and of the responsibilties of a young boy in that country. The whole book is enthralling and definitely worth reading to understand the African continent.
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