The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu
2009
1h 0m
5.2
US
Documentary
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
BBC
Key Crew
Cast
A
Aminatta Forna
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