The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu

The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu 2009

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.

Country USA

Language English

Spoken Language English

Gnere Documentary

Production Company BBC

Release Date 12 February 2009

60 mins