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The Viceroy of OuidahBruce Chatwin

The Viceroy of Ouidah

1980 · EN

History Historical Fiction Travel

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.

Editions · 1

Paperback

1998

110 pp · EN

9780099769613

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