The Viceroy of Ouidah
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The Viceroy of Ouidah is a 1980 historical novel by Bruce Chatwin that fictionalizes the life of a Brazilian slave trader in 19th-century West Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Viceroy of Ouidah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11492688 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Viceroy of Ouidah Context triple: [Bruce Chatwin, notableWork, The Viceroy of Ouidah]
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A.
In Dahomey
"In Dahomey" is a landmark 1903 musical comedy widely recognized as the first full-length Broadway show written and performed by African Americans.
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B.
Nacimiento de los Negros
Nacimiento de los Negros is a historic community in Coahuila, Mexico, founded by Black Seminoles who migrated there in the 19th century to escape slavery and persecution in the United States.
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C.
Door of No Return
The Door of No Return is a symbolic and haunting memorial site on Gorée Island in Senegal, marking the final exit point from Africa for countless enslaved Africans during the transatlantic slave trade.
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D.
Door of No Return
The Door of No Return is a memorial arch on the West African coast of Ouidah, Benin, commemorating the countless enslaved Africans forced onto ships during the transatlantic slave trade.
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E.
Jacotey
Jacotey is the surname of French pop singer Alizée, known for her early-2000s hit "Moi... Lolita."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Viceroy of Ouidah Target entity description: The Viceroy of Ouidah is a 1980 historical novel by Bruce Chatwin that fictionalizes the life of a Brazilian slave trader in 19th-century West Africa.
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A.
In Dahomey
"In Dahomey" is a landmark 1903 musical comedy widely recognized as the first full-length Broadway show written and performed by African Americans.
-
B.
Nacimiento de los Negros
Nacimiento de los Negros is a historic community in Coahuila, Mexico, founded by Black Seminoles who migrated there in the 19th century to escape slavery and persecution in the United States.
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C.
Door of No Return
The Door of No Return is a symbolic and haunting memorial site on Gorée Island in Senegal, marking the final exit point from Africa for countless enslaved Africans during the transatlantic slave trade.
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D.
Door of No Return
The Door of No Return is a memorial arch on the West African coast of Ouidah, Benin, commemorating the countless enslaved Africans forced onto ships during the transatlantic slave trade.
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E.
Jacotey
Jacotey is the surname of French pop singer Alizée, known for her early-2000s hit "Moi... Lolita."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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historical novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Cobra Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Bruce Chatwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Francisco Félix de Sousa ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| director | Werner Herzog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | On the Black Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical novel
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasDeweyDecimalClassification | 823/.9/14 ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | Werner Herzog film "Cobra Verde" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0224017695 ⓘ |
| hasLibraryOfCongressClassification | PR6053.H287 V5 ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 6447724 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Atlantic slave trade
NERFINISHED
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Brazilian diaspora in West Africa ⓘ colonialism ⓘ memory and history ⓘ power relations ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacterNationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | slave trader ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | non-linear narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor | fictionalizing the life of a Brazilian slave trader in 19th-century West Africa ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
moral ambiguity of slavery
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myth-making around historical figures ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 128 ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCareer | Bruce Chatwin's early fiction ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| precededBy | In Patagonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCity | Ouidah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| setInRegion | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | honorary position of a powerful trader in Ouidah ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Viceroy of Ouidah Description of subject: The Viceroy of Ouidah is a 1980 historical novel by Bruce Chatwin that fictionalizes the life of a Brazilian slave trader in 19th-century West Africa.
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