Eguria

CAMARA LAYE: THE AFRICAN CHILD   AUTHOR’S BACKGROUND Born on January 1, 1928, at Kouroussa, Dakar, Senegal, Camara Laye was a Guinean novelist. He first attended local schools where his formal French education started. He attended a technical high school in Conakry and later left for France on a government scholarship. He got a certificate in automotive technology at Argenteuil, and proceeded to Paris for a degree course in automotive engineering. He kept many odd jobs and experienced privation until he found employment in an automotive factory. In 1956, Camara Laye return to Guinea and worked there in a technical capacity for the French colonial regime.       When Guinea became independent, he was sent on a diplomatic mission to many African countries and later became Director, Sekou Tour’s Study and Research Centre in the Ministry of Information in Conakry. He soon fell out of favor with President Toure as a result of his writings that were becoming too critical of the regi