Аннотация: The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu. The Quest for this Storied City and the Race to Save Its Treasures

The fabled city of Timbuktu has captured the Western imagination for centuries. The search for this 'African El Dorado' cost the lives of many explorers but Timbuktu is rich beyond its legends. Home to many thousands of ancient manuscripts on poetry, history, religion, law, pharmacology and astronomy, the city has been a centre of learning since medieval times.

When jihadists invaded Mali in 2012 threatening destruction to Timbuktu's libraries, a remarkable thing happened. A team of librarians and archivists joined forces to spirit the precious manuscripts into hiding. Based on new research and first-hand reporting, Charlie English expertly tells this story set in one of the world's most fascinating places, and the myths from which it has become inseparable.

Автор/составитель	English Charlie
Год выпуска	2018
ISBN	9780008126650
Производитель	William Collins
Количество томов	1
Количество страниц	402
Переплет	Мягкая обложка
Размеры	200x130x26 мм
Цвет	Оранжевый
Тип бумаги	газетная (30-52 г/м2)
Вес	306
Язык	английский