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The Viceroy of Ouidah

Bruce Chatwin

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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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Pages:: pages

Publication:: 1999

Publisher:: Vintage

Edition:: New Edition

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0099769611

ISBN13:: 9780099769613

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The Viceroy of Ouidah

Bruce Chatwin

3.63/5 (1011 ratings)

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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.

Format:

Pages:: pages

Publication:: 1999

Publisher:: Vintage

Edition:: New Edition

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0099769611

ISBN13:: 9780099769613

kindle Asin:

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