The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu

Charlie English (Autor)

Jonathan Keeble (Sprecher)

Audio-CD

2017 | Unabridged edition
HarperCollins Audio (Verlag)
9780008243210 (ISBN)

Infos

To Westerners, the name Timbuktu long conjured a tantalising paradise, an African El Dorado. A medieval centre of learning, it was home to tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts on a plethora of subjects. When al-Qaedalinked jihadists threatened the existence of these precious documents, a remarkable thing happened: a team of librarians and archivists joined forces to spirit the manuscripts into hiding. Charlie English expertly presents a fascinating account of one of the planet's extraordinary places, and the myths from which it has become inseparable.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.7.2017
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 185 x 190 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• ISBN-13: 9780008243210 / 9780008243210
• Zustand: Neuware