Niane, Djibril Tamsir.  1932- <br/><br/>
Sundiata :  an epic of old Mali / 
[by] D. T. Niane. Translated by G.D. Pickett. 
 - ix, 96 pages :  map. 
 - Longman African Writers .
<br/><br/> History 
<br/><br/>Notes 
<br/><br/>The words of the griot Mamadou Kouyat<br/>Ťhe first kings of Mali<br/>The buffalo woman<br/>The lion child<br/>Childhood<br/>The lion's awakening<br/>Exile<br/>Soumaoro Kant :̌ the sorcerer king<br/>History<br/>The baobab leaves<br/>The return<br/>The names of the heroes<br/>Nana Triban and Balla Fassǩ<br/>Ǩrina<br/>The empire<br/>Kouroukan Fougan or the division of the world<br/>Niani<br/>Eternal Mali 
<br/><br/> Retold by generations of griots - the guardians of African culture - this oral tradition has been handed down from the thirteenth century and captures all the mystery and majesty of medieval African kingship. It is an epic - part history, part legend - and a great adventure story 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0582264758 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> Africa Africa <br/>Mali (Empire) <br/>Folk literature, Mandingo <br/>History <br/>Keita, Soundiata, -1255 <br/>Keita, Soundiata, d. 1255 <br/>Legends <br/>Legends Africa Mali<br/>Mali (Empire) History <br/>Mali History <br/>Mandingo (African people) Kings and rulers <br/>Tales
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Mali empire.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DT532.2   / NIA 1965