Camara Laye, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Camara Laye

Guinean writer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1928

Place of Birth: Kouroussa, Kankan Region, Guinea

Date of Death: 04-Feb-1980

Profession: writer

Nationality: Guinea

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Camara Laye (January 1, 1928 – February 4, 1980) was an African writer from Guinea.
He was the author of The African Child (L'Enfant noir), a novel based loosely on his own childhood, and The Radiance of the King (Le Regard du roi).
Both novels are among the earliest major works in Francophone African literature.
Camara Laye later worked for the government of newly independent Guinea, but went into voluntary exile over political issues.