
audiobook
by René Caillié
VOYAGE A TOMBOUCTOU.
DÉPART.
CAMBAYA.
KANKAN.
TIMÉ.
JENNÉ.
NAVIGATION SUR LE NIGER.
TOMBOUCTOU.
LE DÉSERT.
EL-HARIB.
Imagine standing on the edge of the Atlantic, finger tracing a line from the ports of France across the open sea, then turning inland toward the mysterious bend of the Rio‑Nunez. From that point the narrator launches a bold trek that will snake through the Niger, the dunes of the Sahara and the storied banks of Timbuktu. The opening pages turn the blank spaces on old maps into a lively canvas of questions—what kind of sky, soil, and people await beyond the familiar horizons?
The travelogue unfolds as a mix of careful geographic description and thoughtful reflection. Readers are treated to vivid sketches of sun‑baked landscapes, bustling markets, and the daily rhythms of the peoples who call these lands home. While the narrator adopts the guise of a Muslim explorer, the narrative constantly probes the shared humanity that links distant cultures, inviting listeners to share in the wonder of an Africa that was, at the time, still largely unknown to Europe.
Full title
Voyage d'un faux musulman à travers l'Afrique Tombouctou, le Niger, Jenné et le Désert Tombouctou, le Niger, Jenné et le Désert
Language
fr
Duration
~2 hours (166K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Laurent Vogel (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
Release date
2021-06-06
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1799–1838
Drawn to stories of African exploration from a young age, he became the first European known to leave Timbuktu alive and return to tell the tale. His hard journey across West Africa led to one of the most famous travel accounts of the 19th century.
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