| LC control no. | n 79066633 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PQ3989.C27 |
| Personal name heading | Camara, Laye |
| Variant(s) | Camara, Abdoulaye, 1928-1980 Kamara, Laay Laye, Camara Laay, Kamara |
| Associated country | Guinea France Senegal |
| Birth date | 1928-01-01 |
| Death date | 1980-02-04 |
| Place of birth | Kouroussa (Guinea : Region) |
| Profession or occupation | Engineers Novelists |
| Found in | His L'enfant noir, roman, 1953. Lee, S. Camara Laye, c1984 (subj.) CIP t.p. (Camara Laye) CIP galley (b. 1928; d. 1980) His The guardian of the word, 1984, c1980: t.p. (Camara Laye) last printed p. (born in Guinea in 1924) jkt. (b. 1927, d. Feb. 1980 in Senegal where he had lived in exile for 13 years) Goneg nit ñuul gi, 2007: t.p. (Kamara Laay) back cover (Kamara Laay, Camara Laye) Encyclopaedia Britannica (online), viewed Oct. 9, 2015 (Camara Laye; b. Jan. 1, 1928, Kouroussa, French Guinea (now Guinea); studied engineering at Argenteuil, France; wrote his autobiographical novel L'enfant noir (1953) while there; returned to Guinea in 1956, worked as an engineer for 2 years, then director of a research centre for the Ministry of Education; lived in exile in Senegal from 1964, research fellow in Islamic studies at University of Dakar; d. Feb. 4, 1980, Senegal) Farougou Mo Hadja Bintou blog, Camara Laye: L'Enfant Noir, undated, viewed Oct. 9, 2015 (full name, Abdoulaye Camara) Wikipedia, German version, Oct. 9, 2015 (Laye Camara; Camara was his family name, Laye his given name; in English-language works and biographies the reverse order is often used) |
| Associated language | fre |
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