L'Enfant Noir (French Edition) [Mass Market Paperback]

Camara Laye (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2001 | ISBN-10: 2266023128 | ISBN-13: 978-2266023122 | Edition: French

Table des matières Introduction Poème: A ma mère Texte, accompagné de notes linguistiques et culturelles Activités Mise en train Questions à choix multiple Réflexions Essais Termes littéraires Bibliographie

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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From the Back Cover

French text of Laye's novel with vocabulary and notes suitable for students studying for the AP exam in French Literature.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Myrna Bell Rochester lives in Palo Alto, California. She received her Ph.D. in French at the University of California, Los Angeles, and taught at UCLA and Stanford University. She is the author of college textbooks and other language materials, as well as books and articles on topics in modern literature. Natalie Schorr teaches at Phillips Academy, Andover, where she has served as chair of the language division. She received a diplôme d’études supérieures, mention bien, from L’Université d’Aix-Marseille and served as lectrice at L’Ecole Normale Supérieure de Fontenay-aux-Roses. Her most recent book is Tune Up Your French: The Top Ten Ways to Improve Your Spoken French. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 221 pages
• Publisher: Presse Pocket; French edition (June 2001)
• Language: French
• ISBN-10: 2266023128
• ISBN-13: 978-2266023122
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #509,611 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the daily life of all African boys in rural area, February 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: L'Enfant Noir (French Edition) (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, January 13, 2000

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"vikingbob" - See all my reviews

This review is from: L'Enfant Noir (French Edition) (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:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, March 7, 2007

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Henry "Francophile" (Chatham, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: L'Enfant Noir (French Edition) (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.