Title : The Slave of God - Roger Frison-Roche - book
Summary :
On June 17, 1816, René Caillié embarked for Africa. He was sixteen years old, and had only one ambition: to be the first to discover Timbuktu, the mysterious city at the heart of this Terra Incognita from which no white man had ever returned. He would succeed, for he understood that "the beggar's rag is less conspicuous than the king's tunic." To cross Islamized Africa, the Koranic rosary was the best passport. From then on, René Caillié was called Abdallahi, the slave of God, and it was as a pilgrim that he entered Timbuktu. Then, undermined by fevers, disfigured by scurvy, he would have to cross the desert to reach Tangier... A mind-blowing and authentic journey, but also a mystical quest, a powerful and rich book.
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EAN: 9782277222361
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