Autobiographical story of Camara Laye's life growing up in Guinea, which he wrote whilst in France. He relates the religious rituals and traditions of his community and creates a lasting impression of a people. Translated from the French Eva Thoby-Marcelin. 188pp, UK. 080901548X

A classic tale of everyday life and the customs and traditions of people in Upper Guinea. LIBRAIRIE PLON, 2266023128

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Classic novel with an introduction by Toni Morrison, xxiv, 279pp, USA. NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS.

A novel based around the actual massacre of the inhabitants of the village of Wirriyamu in Mozambique in 1972. Sassine evokes the personalities and the state of mind of a group of fictional characters , colonizers and colonised, trapped by the colonial situation and drawn inexorably towards the massacre. UK. HEINEMANN AFRICAN WRITERS.