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The Viceroy of Ouidah [Cobra Verde Movie tie-in]
by Chatwin, Bruce
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- VG+
- ISBN 10
- 0330266136
- ISBN 13
- 9780330266130
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Picador, 1987 Copyright dated 1982, but 1987. 8vo. original printed paper wraps (a trifle toned, a little rubbed & creased); pp. 126, [2 (pubs. advts.)] with a map. A very good copy. The author's second book, this edition with artwork depicting a scene from the Werner Herzog movie adaptation, 'Cobra Verde', starring Klaus Kinski.. Reprint. Soft Cover. VG+.
Synopsis
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034106
- Title
- The Viceroy of Ouidah [Cobra Verde Movie tie-in]
- Author
- Chatwin, Bruce
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0330266136
- ISBN 13
- 9780330266130
- Publisher
- Picador
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- Bruce Chatwin Viceroy of Ouidah Dahomey West Africa Modern Literature Historical Fiction Cobra Verde
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Biblio member since 2022
Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.