Genua is also an archaic spelling of
Genoa, Italy. Genua is a fictional city from
Terry Pratchett's
Discworld novels. Its most significant appearance in the books is in
Witches Abroad. It is in an area called the Swamplands, some distance from the
Sto Plains/
Ramtops locations of most of the books.The name Genua is probably based on
Genoa, a city in
Italy. However, Genua bears a striking resemblance to the
French and
Caribbean-influenced American South, especially
New Orleans. Local transport is by
paddle steamer with onboard gambling. The local witch,
Erzulie Gogol, is a
Voodoo mambo complete with personal
zombie (in her case, that of the former ruler of the principality,
Baron Saturday, who himself shares a name with a famous Voodoo god) and the local food is basically
Cajun cuisine, including
gumbo.
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