The Viceroy of Ouidah
Autor Bruce Chatwinen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mai 1988
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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| Penguin Books – 31 mai 1988 | 113.68 lei 3-5 săpt. |
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780140112900
ISBN-10: 0140112901
Pagini: 155
Dimensiuni: 128 x 197 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.15 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
ISBN-10: 0140112901
Pagini: 155
Dimensiuni: 128 x 197 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.15 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
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Notă biografică
Bruce Chatwin (1940–1989) was the author of In Patagonia, The Viceroy of Ouidah, On the Black Hill, The Songlines, and Utz. His other books are What Am I Doing Here and Anatomy of Restlessness, posthumous anthologies of shorter works, and Far Journeys, a collection of his photographs that also includes selections from his travel notebooks.
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In 1812, Francisco Manoel da Silva, escaping a life of poverty in Brazil, sailed to the African kingdom of Dahomey, determined to make his fortune in the slave trade. His one remaining ambition is to return to Brazil in triumph, but his friendship with the mad, mercurial king of Dahomey is fraught with danger and threatens his dream.
In 1812, Francisco Manoel da Silva, escaping a life of poverty in Brazil, sailed to the African kingdom of Dahomey, determined to make his fortune in the slave trade. His one remaining ambition is to return to Brazil in triumph, but his friendship with the mad, mercurial king of Dahomey is fraught with danger and threatens his dream.