Title Page
Copyright
Preface
The Words of the Griot Mamadou Kouyaté
The First Kings of Mali
The Buffalo Woman
The Lion Child
Childhood
The Lion’s Awakening
Exile
Soumaoro Kanté: The Sorcerer King
History
The Baobab Leaves
The Return
The Names of the Heroes
Nana Triban and Balla Fasséké
Krina
The Empire
Kouroukan Fougan or The Division of the World
Niani
Eternal Mali
Notes
About the Author
An Invitation from the Publisher