The Radiance of the King
work by Laye
Also known as: “Le Regard du roi”
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African literature
- In African literature: French
…Le Regard du roi (1954; The Radiance of the King), the story of Clarence, a white man, who, as he moves deeper and deeper into an African forest, is progressively shorn of his Western ways and pride. At his nadir, he begins anew, when, naked and alone, he embraces an…
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discussed in biography
- In Camara Laye
…Le Regard du roi (The Radiance of the King), the novel considered by some critics to be Laye’s best work, appeared. It describes a white man’s journey through the jungle in quest of an audience with an African king, and interpretations of its meaning vary from the human search…
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