Afterword: Whither Orality? Echoes of an Event in World Literature

Julien reports that she first encountered Soundjata ou l'épopée mandingue, a renowned West African oral epic recounting the rise of the 13th-century Mali Empire, in the early 1970s. Originally performed in Mandinka by griot Djeli Mamadou Kouyaté, it was transcribed and translated by Guinean his...

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Published in:	Research in African literatures Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 104 - 108
Main Author:	Julien, Eileen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bloomington Indiana University Press 22.09.2025
Subjects:	13th century African literature Authorship Centuries Decolonization Epic literature French language Genre Mande languages Mandinka Oral literature Oral tradition Social aspects Transformation World literature United States Mali Africa
ISSN:	0034-5210, 1527-2044, 1527-2044
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