---
product_id: 45497962
title: "The Storied City: The Quest for Timbuktu and the Fantastic Mission to Save Its Past"
brand: "riverhead"
price: "19393 Ft"
currency: HUF
in_stock: true
category: "Hardcover"
url: https://www.desertcart.hu/products/45497962-the-storied-city-the-quest-for-timbuktu-and-the-fantastic
store_origin: HU
region: Hungary
---

# The Storied City: The Quest for Timbuktu and the Fantastic Mission to Save Its Past

**Brand:** riverhead
**Price:** 19393 Ft
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** The Storied City: The Quest for Timbuktu and the Fantastic Mission to Save Its Past by riverhead
- **How much does it cost?** 19393 Ft with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hu](https://www.desertcart.hu/products/45497962-the-storied-city-the-quest-for-timbuktu-and-the-fantastic)

## Best For

- riverhead enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted riverhead brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Description

“Timbuktu is a real place, and Charlie English will fuel your wanderlust with true descriptions of the fabled city’s past, present, and future.” –Fodor’s Two tales of a city: The historical race to “discover” one of the world’s most mythologized places, and the story of how a contemporary band of archivists and librarians, fighting to save its ancient manuscripts from destruction at the hands of al Qaeda, added another layer to the legend. To Westerners, the name “Timbuktu” long conjured a tantalizing paradise, an African El Dorado where even the slaves wore gold. Beginning in the late eighteenth century, a series of explorers gripped by the fever for “discovery”  tried repeatedly to reach the fabled city.  But one expedition after another went disastrously awry, succumbing to attack, the climate, and disease. Timbuktu was rich in another way too. A medieval center of learning, it was home to tens of thousands—according to some, hundreds of thousands—of ancient manuscripts, on subjects ranging from religion to poetry, law to history, pharmacology, and astronomy. When al-Qaeda–linked jihadists surged across Mali in 2012, threatening the existence of these precious documents, a remarkable thing happened: a team of librarians and archivists joined forces to spirit the manuscripts into hiding. Relying on extensive research and firsthand reporting, Charlie English expertly twines these two suspenseful strands into a fraught and fascinating account of one of the planet's extraordinary places, and the myths from which it has become inseparable.

## Features

- RIVERHEAD

## Images

![The Storied City: The Quest for Timbuktu and the Fantastic Mission to Save Its Past - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51XjgMkjE1L.jpg)

---

## Why Shop on Desertcart?

- 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016
- 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories
- 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price
- 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members)
- 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection
- ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews

**Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hu/products/45497962-the-storied-city-the-quest-for-timbuktu-and-the-fantastic](https://www.desertcart.hu/products/45497962-the-storied-city-the-quest-for-timbuktu-and-the-fantastic)

---

*Product available on Desertcart Hungary*
*Store origin: HU*
*Last updated: 2026-01-29*