Camara Laye died in 1980 in Dakar of a kidney infection.[6]
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The Question and Answer section for The Dark Child (The African Child) is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Camara and her parents would be considered the main subjects in this nonfiction book. Fanta, Mamadou, Kouyaté, Marie, Sékou, and Check Omar wuld be considered minor characters in the text.
Fanta is Camara Laye's childhood love interest. A friend of Laye's sister, Fanta walks to school on the same route as Laye. One day, she confronts him about why he pulls her hair. Laye cannot explain why he bothers her when she never provokes him,...
Check Omar was a friend from school. He dies shortly after earning his teaching certificate.
Marie is Laye's love interest.
Laye has a crush on fanta while they were children. She is a source of love, comfort, and loyalty.
Kayoute is a school...
