Mythology books from Guinea
Recommended mythology books (2)
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If you are into mythology here are some mythology books from Guinea for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Sundiata : An Epic of Old Mali by Djibril Tamsir Niane EN
Description:
"The son of Sogolon, the hunchback princess, and Maghan, known as 'the handsome', Sundiata grew up to fulfil the prophesies of the soothsayers that he would unite the twelve kingdoms of Mali into one of the most powerful empires ever known in Africa, which at its peak stretched right across the savanna belt from the shores of the Atlantic to the dusty walls of Timbuktu." "Retold by generations of griots - the guardians of African culture - this oral tradition has been handed down from the thirteenth century and captures all the mystery and majesty of medieval African kingship. It is an epic ta... continue
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Sunjata : het beroemdste epos van Afrika : zoals verteld in Kela by Lansine Diabate NL
Description:
Navertelling van het beroemdste West-Afrikaanse heldenepos.