![]() ![]() L'Enfant noir was followed the next year by Le Regard du roi ( The Radiance of the King). The book won the Prix Charles Veillon in 1954. It follows his own journey from childhood in Kouroussa, his education in Conakry, and eventual departure for France. Writing careerĬamara Laye published his first novel in 1953, the autobiographical L'Enfant noir ( The African Child, also published under the title The Dark Child). There he worked and took further courses in engineering and worked towards the baccalauréat. In 1947, he travelled to Paris to continue studying mechanics. ![]() He attended vocational studies in motor mechanics. At the age of 15 he went to Conakry, the colonial capital, to continue his education. He attended both Koranic and French elementary schools in Kouroussa. His mother was from the village of Tindican, and his immediate childhood surroundings were not predominantly influenced by French culture. His family were Malinke (a Mandé-speaking ethnicity), and he was born into a caste that traditionally worked as blacksmiths and goldsmiths. Camara Laye was born in Kouroussa, a town in what was then the colony of French Guinea. ![]()
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