by Bruce Chatwin · Tapa dura · ISBN 9788423328802
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«El Virrei d'Ouidah» is Bruce Chatwin's historical novel, published by Edicions Destino in 1997, with 304 pages and text in Catalan.
The novel follows Francisco Manoel da Silva, a poor Brazilian who at the beginning of the nineteenth century travels to the kingdom of Dahomey to make his fortune in the slave trade. His tenacity makes him a key figure in Ouidah and a friend of a cruel and capricious king; the relationship, made of fear and danger, marks his life.
The work was originally published in 1980 under the title The Viceroy of Ouidah. This Catalan edition was published in April 1997.
It will appeal to those who enjoy historical novels, British literature, and stories set in West Africa.
Charles Bruce Chatwin was an English travel writer, novelist and journalist. His first book, In Patagonia (1977), established Chatwin as a travel writer, although he considered himself instead a storyteller, interested in bringing to light unusual tales. He won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel On the Black Hill (1982), while his novel Utz (1988) was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2008 The Times ranked Chatwin as number 46 on their list of "50 Greatest British Writers Since 1945".
