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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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The viceroy of Ouidah, Bruce Chatwin
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- Jaar van publicatie
- 1982
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- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Bruce Chatwin
- Jaar van publicatie
- 1982
- Aantal pagina's
- 128
- ISBN10
- 0330266136
- ISBN13
- 9780330266130
- Reeks
- Tags
- Fictie, Historisch thema, Reizen, Klassiekers, 19e Eeuw, Afrika, 18e Eeuw
- Oorspronkelijke titel
- The viceroy of Quidah
- Beoordeling
- 3,65 van 5
- Aantekening
- 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.