London: Longmans, (1973 c 1965). An epic poem of the Malinke people that tells the story of the hero Sundiata Keita, the founder of the Mali Empire. This is based on the oral tradition, going back to the 13th century as narrated by generations of griot poets and translated into French by Niane and here translated into English by G. D. Pickett. Map, Notes. xii, 96 p. ISBN: 0-582640245.