Book by Chatwin Bruce
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"Dazzles and mystifies, with its lush anger, its impacted memory, its gorgeous desolation."
--The New York Times
"A vivid, lush, seductive book that absolutely captures the look and light and life of the Brazilian wastelands and the hot, breathless African Slave Coast jungles. What an imagination Bruce Chatwin has!"--The Wall Street Journal
"Chatwin has a powerfully visual and aural style; sights and sounds crowd his sentences to the point that the book almost breathes."--The New Yorker
"Chatwin's book is both a luminous historical document and an exploitation of the surreal past. The author's talent for invoking history's black magic is evident."--Time
Bruce Chatwin’s debut novel: “Conrad’s Heart of Darkness seen through a microscope” (The Atlantic)
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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Vendeur : Isaiah Thomas Books & Prints, Inc., Cotuit, MA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Good. 1st edition. Dj with wrinkles and tears.; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 160 pages. N° de réf. du vendeur 0614T331478
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Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Etat : Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR002704841
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Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR003765478
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Vendeur : BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Fine. Water damage to boards and jacket. Content clean and bright with no markings, 155pp, maps as endpapers. N° de réf. du vendeur 9999-9991634151
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Vendeur : September Books, CHURCH STRETTON, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st U.K. Edition. APPEARS VERY LITTLE READ. Minimal wear to hard back book./dust jacket Pages are clean and tight. No name or inscription.Stamps on prelims only. N° de réf. du vendeur 033713
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Vendeur : Anybook.com, Lincoln, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Some light foxing. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:0224018205. N° de réf. du vendeur 9422599
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Vendeur : Anybook.com, Lincoln, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:0224018205. N° de réf. du vendeur 9606159
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Vendeur : Object Relations, IOBA PBFA, London, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing (1980). 155pp. VG/VG copy, now preserved in archival jacket protector. N° de réf. du vendeur 023517
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Vendeur : D&D Galleries - ABAA, Somerville, NJ, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Hardbound, with the DJ, VG/VG. N° de réf. du vendeur mon0000173201
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Vendeur : Klondyke, Almere, Pays-Bas
Etat : Good. First Edition. Original brown boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, b/w map on endpapers, 8vo. N° de réf. du vendeur 329895-VA35
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