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The fictional novel, that is, Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali was first published as Longman Africa Classic 1986 and subsequently as Longman Africa Writers 1994. This version of the story was recorded in 1960 by D.T. Niane, who documented and translated the words of a griot, Mamadou Kouyaté, into French. While it follows the basic structure of the tale as most often presented, it should be remembered that as an oral tradition and a result of a translation. This story is one of the best epics such as the homer’s Odyssey. As the storeteller of the story said, “Men of today, how small you are beside your ancestors, and small in mind too”(pag 83 and 84). This quote reveals how important Sundiata really was as compared to what …show more content…
Once upon a time, king Maghan ruled the kingdom of Mali and was loved by all his subjects. He was great among kings and last of the great conquerors. Maghan Kon Fatta was the father of the great Sundiata, and he had three wives. He was renowned for his beauty in his homeland. One day, a hunter came to his house to visit the him.Then the hunter asked him to marry a woman named Sogolon. The hunter told him that Sogolon would bear him a son who would become the greatest king on Earth. It was known that she was not beautiful. Nevertheless, the lion child came into the world, who was named …show more content…
Such as Malian experience, to learn in other society. It suggests that the development in Mali Empire. Probaly, religious among others branches, which were like guide.The historical information about the cultural difference established in Mali is not well brought out in the story. Actually, the complex history and the values of the old Mali Empire in the world are the essentially important about Mali and transformation. The epic story bring the oral presentation of the Sundiata epic of old Mali present less proves to the historic aspects of the Malian society. For instance, the epic of history provides the Malian society as a story and not as information to learning. Therefore, it gives incredible evidence of
About Book
The fictional novel, that is, Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali was first published as Longman Africa Classic 1986 and subsequently as Longman Africa Writers 1994. This version of the story was recorded in 1960 by D.T. Niane, who documented and translated the words of a griot, Mamadou Kouyaté, into French. While it follows the basic structure of the tale as most often presented, it should be remembered that as an oral tradition and a result of a translation. This story is one of the best epics such as the homer’s Odyssey. As the storeteller of the story said, “Men of today, how small you are beside your ancestors, and small in mind too”(pag 83 and 84). This quote reveals how important Sundiata really was as compared to what …show more content…
Once upon a time, king Maghan ruled the kingdom of Mali and was loved by all his subjects. He was great among kings and last of the great conquerors. Maghan Kon Fatta was the father of the great Sundiata, and he had three wives. He was renowned for his beauty in his homeland. One day, a hunter came to his house to visit the him.Then the hunter asked him to marry a woman named Sogolon. The hunter told him that Sogolon would bear him a son who would become the greatest king on Earth. It was known that she was not beautiful. Nevertheless, the lion child came into the world, who was named …show more content…
Such as Malian experience, to learn in other society. It suggests that the development in Mali Empire. Probaly, religious among others branches, which were like guide.The historical information about the cultural difference established in Mali is not well brought out in the story. Actually, the complex history and the values of the old Mali Empire in the world are the essentially important about Mali and transformation. The epic story bring the oral presentation of the Sundiata epic of old Mali present less proves to the historic aspects of the Malian society. For instance, the epic of history provides the Malian society as a story and not as information to learning. Therefore, it gives incredible evidence of