<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishHistoria ni hivyo kidogo inayojulikana - na hivyo kuvutia - inaweza kwa urahisi kutumika kama hii riwaya ya uhakika wa kuondoka, au uti wa mgongo wa riwaya yote yake mwenyewe.  <response>: The history is so little known--and so fascinating--it could easily have served as this novels point of departure, or the spine of a novel all its own. 