The Viceroy of Ouidah

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The Viceroy of Ouidah is a 1980 historical novel by Bruce Chatwin that fictionalizes the life of a Brazilian slave trader in 19th-century West Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
historical novel
novel
adaptedInto Cobra Verde NERFINISHED
author Bruce Chatwin NERFINISHED
basedOn life of Francisco Félix de Sousa
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception generally positive
director Werner Herzog NERFINISHED
followedBy On the Black Hill NERFINISHED
genre biographical novel
historical fiction
hasDeweyDecimalClassification 823/.9/14
hasFormat hardcover
paperback
hasInfluenced Werner Herzog film "Cobra Verde" NERFINISHED
hasISBN 0224017695
hasLibraryOfCongressClassification PR6053.H287 V5
hasOCLCNumber 6447724
hasSubject Atlantic slave trade NERFINISHED
Brazilian diaspora in West Africa
colonialism
memory and history
power relations
violence
literaryMovement postmodern literature
mainCharacterNationality Brazilian
mainCharacterOccupation slave trader
mediaType print
narrativePerspective third-person narration
narrativeStyle non-linear narrative
notableFor fictionalizing the life of a Brazilian slave trader in 19th-century West Africa
notableTheme moral ambiguity of slavery
myth-making around historical figures
originalLanguage English
pageCount 128
partOfAuthorCareer Bruce Chatwin's early fiction
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
precededBy In Patagonia NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1980
publisher Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED
setInCity Ouidah NERFINISHED
setInCountry Benin NERFINISHED
setInPeriod 19th century
setInRegion West Africa NERFINISHED
titleRefersTo honorary position of a powerful trader in Ouidah

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Bruce Chatwin notableWork The Viceroy of Ouidah