In 1948, young Le Clezio, with his mother and brother, left behind a still-devastated Europe to join his father, a military doctor in Nigeria. In this title, the narrative relates both the dazzled enthusiasm the child feels at discovering newfound freedom in the Africa and his torment at discovering the rigid authoritarian nature of his father.
"Originally published in French in 2004 as L'Africain by Mercure de France"--T.p. verso.