Gassire's Lute : a West African epic

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Gassire's Lute : a West African epic

translated and adapted by Alta Jablow ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon

E. P. Dutton, c1971

[1st ed.]

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Summary: An epic poem from the West African Sudan recounts the fall of the city-state of Wagadu due to a noble warrior's vanity and determination to become his people's first bard

Based on the German text in L. Frobenius' Atlantis (1921-28) v. 6

Details

  • NCID
    BA23670378
  • ISBN
    • 0525303553
  • LCCN
    70133119
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    ger
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    47 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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