The Viceroy of Ouidah by Bruce Chatwin Paperback Book 9780099769613

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 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