Sundiata | Bibliography and Further Reading
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Biebuyck, Daniel P., "Heroic Songs of the Mande Hunters," in African Folklore, edited by Richard M. Dorson, Doubleday, 1972, pp. 275-93. Biebuyck explores Sundiata and other African epics in detail.
Camara Laye, The Guardian of the Word: Kouma Lafolo Kouma, translated by James Kirkup, Aventura, 1984, 223 p. Examination of African oral traditions, forcusing on the role of the griot in Mandingo culture.
Imperato, Pascal James, Historical Dictionary of Mali, Scarecrow Press, 1996, 362 p. Many of the characters...
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