Sunjata - Bamba Suso and Banna Kanute

Gambian versions of the Mande Epic

KORTE INHOUD

Sunjata Keita was the founder of one of the greatest empires of Western Africa. These two epic accounts of his life portray a greedy, slow-witted child - said to have crawled until the age of seven - who grew up as prophecy foretold to become a mighty warrior, renowned for his bravery and superhuman strength. They describe how, with the help of his sister, who seduced their arch-enemy Sumanguru into revealing his secret...
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1999Uitgever: PenguinVertaler: Gordon Innes, Bakari SidibeReeks: Penguin Classics121 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0140447369ISBN-13: 9780140447361

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