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.
"This is Conrad's Heart of Darkness seen through a microscope." --The Atlantic Monthly
"Dazzles and mystifies, with its lush anger, its impacted memory, its gorgeous desolation." --The New York Times
"This is Conrad's Heart of Darkness seen through a microscope." --The Atlantic Monthly
"Dazzles and mystifies, with its lush anger, its impacted memory, its gorgeous desolation." --The New York Times
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Hardback Editions
March 1982 : Hardback
 | Title: The Viceroy of Ouidah Author(s): Bruce Chatwin ISBN: 0-671-41254-X / 978-0-671-41254-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Summit Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1982 : Hardback
 | Title: The Viceroy of Ouidah (Picador Books) Author(s): Bruce Chatwin ISBN: 0-330-26613-6 / 978-0-330-26613-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Picador Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1980 : Hardback
 | Title: Viceroy of Ouidah Author(s): Bruce Chatwin ISBN: 0-671-41253-1 / 978-0-671-41253-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Summit Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1980 : Hardback
 | Title: The Viceroy of Ouidah Author(s): Bruce Chatwin ISBN: 0-224-01820-5 / 978-0-224-01820-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Jonathan Cape Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
November 1998 : Paperback
 | Title: The Viceroy of Ouidah (Vintage classics) Author(s): Bruce Chatwin ISBN: 0-09-976961-1 / 978-0-09-976961-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1988 : Paperback
 | Title: The Viceroy of Ouidah Author(s): Bruce Chatwin ISBN: 0-14-011290-1 / 978-0-14-011290-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1982 : Paperback
 | Title: The Viceroy of Ouidah Author(s): Bruce Chatwin Publisher: Summit Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1980 : Paperback
 | Title: The Viceroy of Ouidah Author(s): Bruce Chatwin Publisher: Simon and Schuster Availability: Amazon More details... |
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