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Also published as: The book smugglers of Timbuktu : the quest for this storied city and the race to save its treasures. London : William Collins.
The thousands of paintings, drawings, and pieces of sculpture Hans Prinzhorn gathered from German asylums in the early 1920s displayed a raw, expressive power that would change the course of art history. When a new generation of modernists...
To Westerners, the name "Timbuktu" long conjured a tantalising paradise, an African El Dorado. A medieval centre of learning, it was home to tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts on a plethora of subjects. When al-Qaeda-linked jihadists...
German doctor Wilhelm Von Tore shares with the reader the story of his one true love; a love written in the stars, decades in the making, a love so strong it transcended death itself. When Wilhelm emigrates to America he carries with him a vision...
"This is short, brutal, and Visceral with a capital V. In the late 19th century, Marguerite is confined in her attic by her mother. It's all a bit mysterious as to why she is there, but as the story unfolds, we learn more about her past, and that ..."
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