The Radiance of the King (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Camara Laye
- First Published: 1954
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Philosophical
- Time of Work: Unspecified
- Setting: Adramé (a city) and Aziana (a village), in Africa
- Genres: Long fiction, Philosophical realism, Surrealist literature
- Subjects: Values, Africa or Africans, Power, personal or social, Sex or sexuality, Polygamy or bigamy, Ethnic relations, Rulers
- Locales: Africa, Adramé, Africa, Aziana, Africa
Characters Discussed
Clarence, a bankrupt, middle-aged white man in Africa. His previous occupation is not mentioned. Having lost all of his money and even incurred debts playing cards with his peers, he has been evicted from his hotel and landed in a miserable inn, where he also owes money. Destitute and wholly dependent on Africans in this tribal society, he thinks that he, as a white man, will be admitted to see the king and will be taken into the king’s service. His quest takes him from Adramé, a city of the North, to Aziana, a village of the South, in the company of an...
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