The Viceroy of Ouidah
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 First US edition | |
| Author | Bruce Chatwin |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | 1980 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 160 |
| ISBN | 0-224-01820-5 |
| OCLC | 7070983 |
| 823/.914 19 | |
| LC Class | PR6053.H395 V5 |
The Viceroy of Ouidah is a novel published in 1980 by Bruce Chatwin, a British author.
Chatwin's novel portrays the life of a fictional slave trader named Francisco Manuel da Silva, who is loosely based on a historical Catholic Brazilian, Francisco Félix de Sousa. He became powerful in Ouidah, on the so-called Slave Coast of West Africa, now Benin, Togo, and parts of the Volta Region in Ghana.
Chatwin was caught up in the violence of a coup in Dahomey (now Benin), where Ouidah is located, when he was researching the book.
Film adaptation
The novel was adapted for the 1987 film Cobra Verde, directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski as Francisco Manuel da Silva.
