{"product_id":"the-viceroy-of-ouidah-9780140112900","title":"The Viceroy of Ouidah","description":"\u003cb\u003eBruce Chatwin's debut novel: \"Conrad's \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e seen through a microscope\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140112900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.74h x 5.03w x 0.46d","brand":"Bruce Chatwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43600170909877,"sku":"9780140112900","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b418c707-c50f-4c16-bab1-9d4ae682e196.jpg?v=1707205279","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-viceroy-of-ouidah-9780140112900","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}