The Viceroy of Ouidah by Bruce Chatwin:

a study of the consequences of the sedentarism through its protagonist

Authors

  • Isabel López Hernández Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/analecta.v41i.13063

Keywords:

Sedentarism, Bruce Chatwin, Nomadism, The Viceroy of Ouidah, Horreur du domicile

Abstract

The British writer Bruce Chatwin (1940-1989) built his novel The Viceroy of Ouidah in order to study the consequences of embracing sedentarism. This article analyses the evolution of the main character in the book, the Brazilian slave trader Dom Felix de Souza, who renounced nomadism.

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Published

2021-07-24

How to Cite

López Hernández, I. (2021). The Viceroy of Ouidah by Bruce Chatwin:: a study of the consequences of the sedentarism through its protagonist. Analecta Malacitana. Revista De La sección De Filología De La Facultad De Filosofía Y Letras, 41, 223–239. https://doi.org/10.24310/analecta.v41i.13063