Notebook containing notes on visits to Niger, Dahomey and Cameroon
MS. Eng. e. 3728
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Notebook containing notes on visits to Niger, Dahomey and Cameroon
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. e. 3728
Summary
Includes notes on reading; visit of French President Pomidou to Niger; Tahoua; Togolese band; market at Barmou for a documentary film that Chatwin was making for Vaughan films; Birni-N'Knonni; train journey to Abomey, Dahomey; Parakou; notes on the King of Dahomey's palace at Abomey; voodoo dance; Cotonou; Ouidah; Doula, Cameroon; and Djang.
Date
Jan.-Feb. 1972
Language
English
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Archive of (Charles) Bruce Chatwin
Papers concerning unpublished work 'The Nomadic Alternative'
Notebooks
Notebook containing notes on visits to Niger, Dahomey and Cameroon
