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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Viceroy of Ouidah canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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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
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasDeweyDecimalClassification | 823/.9/14 ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | Werner Herzog film "Cobra Verde" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0224017695 ⓘ |
| hasLibraryOfCongressClassification | PR6053.H287 V5 ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 6447724 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Atlantic slave trade
NERFINISHED
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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
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myth-making around historical figures ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 128 ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCareer | Bruce Chatwin's early fiction ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| 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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