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9 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2016 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781681681429
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: HighBridge Audio
Edition Pub Date: 19 April 2016
This book is ideal for readers who appreciate real-life tales of courage and ingenuity in preserving cultural heritage against the backdrop of political turmoil and extremism.
Description
In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, Abdel Kader Haidara, journeyed across the Sahara Desert and along the Niger River, tracking down and salvaging tens of thousands of ancient Islamic and secular manuscripts th...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 90%
adventurous: 50%
tense: 39%
inspiring: 30%
challenging: 25%
dark: 20%
hopeful: 20%
reflective: 14%
sad: 14%
emotional: 12%
mysterious: 1%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, War, KidnappingModerate
Gun violence, Xenophobia, SexismMinor
Animal death, Alcohol
9 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2016 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781681681429
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: HighBridge Audio
Edition Pub Date: 19 April 2016
This book is ideal for readers who appreciate real-life tales of courage and ingenuity in preserving cultural heritage against the backdrop of political turmoil and extremism.
Description
In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, Abdel Kader Haidara, journeyed across the Sahara Desert and along the Niger River, tracking down and salvaging tens of thousands of ancient Islamic and secular manuscripts th...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 90%
adventurous: 50%
tense: 39%
inspiring: 30%
challenging: 25%
dark: 20%
hopeful: 20%
reflective: 14%
sad: 14%
emotional: 12%
mysterious: 1%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, War, KidnappingModerate
Gun violence, Xenophobia, SexismMinor
Animal death, Alcohol