The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu

The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu

2009
1h 0min

Aminatta Forna tells the story of legendary Timbuktu and its long hidden legacy of hundreds of thousands of ancient manuscripts. With its university founded around the same time as Oxford, Timbuktu is proof that the reading and writing of books have long been as important to Africans as to Europeans.

The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu

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Aminatta Forna tells the story of legendary Timbuktu and its long hidden legacy of hundreds of thousands of ancient manuscripts. With its university founded around the same time as Oxford, Timbuktu is proof that the reading and writing of books have long been as important to Africans as to Europeans.
    Released
    2/12/2009
    Runtime
    1h 0min
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    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    BBC
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