In 1812, Francisco Manoel da Silva, escaping a life of poverty in Brazil, sailed to the African kingdom of Dahomey, determined to make his fortune in the slave trade. Armed with nothing but an iron will, he became a man of substance in Ouidah and the founder of a remarkable dynasty. His one remaining ambition is to return to Brazil in triumph, but his friendship with the mad, mercurial king of Dahomey is fraught with danger and threatens his dream.

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ISBN : 9780099769613
Publisher : Penguin Random House
Imprint : Vintage
Weight (g) : 0.09
Publication date : 01 November 1998
Produced in : United Kingdom
Product Type : books

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Author : Bruce Chatwin
Bind : Paperback
Edition : 9810
Dewey classification : 823.914
Pages : 112
Illustrations : map

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Bruce Chatwin reinvented British travel writing with his first book, In Patagonia, and followed it with four other books, each unique and extraordinary. He died in 1989.