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The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu

2009Documentary

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Released: February 12, 2009
Runtime: 1h

About The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

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Aminatta FornaPresenter

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