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Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali , Longman African Writers Series (Longman African Classics)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 843.914
EAN: 9780582264755
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 0582264758
Label: Longman
Manufacturer: Longman
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 101
Publication Date: April 23, 1995
Publisher: Longman
Studio: Longman
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Rating: - Great African Oral History
This is a great read, and I would encourage anyone who is interested about African oral history, to read Sundiata. It reflects the rich oral tradion that so greatly defines African culture. This is an epic about a cripple who becomes an Emperor (to put very simply). A great Hero Story.
Rating: - From The Publishers:
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Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Retold by generations of griots-the guardians of African culture-this oral tradition has been handed down from thirteenth century and captures all the mystery and majesty of medieval African kingship. It is an epic tale-part history, part legend-which should rank alongside the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey' as one of the world's great adventure stories. ... Read More
Rating: - Sundiata: A Story Worth Reading
Sundiata is an epic of Old Mali. It talks about Sundiata who "was great among kings, he was peerless among men; he was beloved of God because he was the last of the great conquerors" (2). The events of this story seem to be exaggerated because they pictured Sundiata as a supernatural person, with supernatural powers. The writer mixed the true and exaggerated events in a very smart way that made the story seem not fictional but more or less true.
This exaggerated story show that the prophetic words ... Read More
Rating: - Entertaining and enlighteneing history
This translation of the oral epic of Sundiata, the founder of the Mali nation, is African history at it's most entertaining. In 1995, while a college student, I managed to finish this one nght at a laundromat. A real page-turner and example of good history combined with good storytelling. Go for it. BTW-when you finish it, note the similarities between this and Disney's "The Lion King." Hmmmmmmmmmmm........
Rating: - Rare book: having found it is already a great accomplishment
It is amazing how the author re-discovered such a far-away subject, revitalizing it and bringing it back to our days and our society, in a way that will be fascinating and enjoyable for the average reader. Had it not been for the book, who would ever hope to find such fascinating epic in the tradition of old Mali ? The author did a great job in finding this, and putting it down on paper for posterity.
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