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      Viceroy of Ouidah

      by Bruce Chatwin
      Published
      Dec 1998
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      112
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      Bruce Chatwin's debut novel:  "Conrad's Heart of Darkness seen through a microscope" (The Atlantic)

      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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      Historical

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      Mar 1982 Simon & Schuster ISBN13 9780671412548 ISBN10 067141254X
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      Jun 1988 Penguin ISBN13 9780140112900 ISBN10 0140112901
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      Dec 1998 Vintage (UK) ISBN13 9780099769613 ISBN10 0099769611
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      Jan 1980 Simon & Schuster ISBN13 9780671412531 ISBN10 0671412531
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      Jun 1988 Penguin ISBN13 9781101503218 ISBN10 1101503211
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      Jun 1988 Penguin ISBN10 B004IYITYI
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      Oct 2019 Penguin Audio ISBN10 B07TKCYPB8
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