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The Viceroy of Ouidah by Bruce Chatwin · Booklabria

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The Viceroy of Ouidah

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The Viceroy of Ouidah

Name: The Viceroy of Ouidah
Author: Bruce Chatwin

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First published: 1980
Editions: 11 in 4 languages

Synopsis

In this vivid, powerful novel, Chatwin tells of Francisco Manoel de Silva, a poor Brazilian adventurer who sails to Dahomey in West Africa to trade for slaves and amass his fortune. His plans exceed his dreams, and soon he is the Viceroy of Ouidah, master of all slave trading in Dahomey. But the ghastly business of slave trading and the open savagery of life in Dahomey slowly consume Manoel's wealth and sanity.

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11 in 4 languages

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English8 French1 German1 Spanish1

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