The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu
Documentary
★ 5.2/1020091h 0m
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.
Runtime
1h 0m
Language
English
Released
Feb 12, 2009
Runtime
1h 0m
Language
English
Released
Feb 12, 2009
Cast
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