Born in Guyana in 1921, and studying at Queen's College, Georgetown, Guyana, Wilson Harris became a government surveyor, before taking up a career as lecturer and writer. The knowledge of the savannas and rain forests he gained during his time as a surveyor formed the setting of many of his books, the Guyanese landscape dominating his fiction.
Wilson Harris' writing style often departs from accepted norms, and he was known for his broad vision and the abstract complexity of his mystical style. He first wrote poetry, but later become a well-known novelist and essayist.
Wilson Harris also wrote non-fiction and critical essays and was awarded honorary doctorates by several universities, including the University of the West Indies (1984) and the University of Liège (2001). He was twice winner of the Guyana Prize for Literature.
Wilson Harris' writing style often departs from accepted norms, and he was known for his broad vision and the abstract complexity of his mystical style. He first wrote poetry, but later become a well-known novelist and essayist.
Wilson Harris also wrote non-fiction and critical essays and was awarded honorary doctorates by several universities, including the University of the West Indies (1984) and the University of Liège (2001). He was twice winner of the Guyana Prize for Literature.
Genres: Literary Fiction
Series
Guyana Quartet
1. Palace of the Peacock (1960)
2. The Far Journey of Oudin (1961)
3. The Whole Armour (1962)
4. The Secret Ladder (1963)
1. Palace of the Peacock (1960)
2. The Far Journey of Oudin (1961)
3. The Whole Armour (1962)
4. The Secret Ladder (1963)
Carnival Trilogy
1. The Carnival (1985)
2. The Infinite Rehearsal (1987)
3. The Four Banks of the River of Space (1990)
1. The Carnival (1985)
2. The Infinite Rehearsal (1987)
3. The Four Banks of the River of Space (1990)
Novels
Heartland (1964)
The Eye of the Scarecrow (1965)
The Waiting Room (1967)
Tumatumari (1968)
Ascent to Omai (1970)
Sleepers of Roraima (1970)
Age of the Rainmakers (1971)
Black Marsden (1972)
Companions of the Day and Night (1975)
The Tree of the Sun (1978)
Eternity to Season (1979)
Angel at the Gate (1982)
Resurrection at Sorrow Hill (1993)
Jonestown (1996)
The Dark Jester (2001)
The Mask of the Beggar (2003)
The Ghost of Memory (2006)
The Eye of the Scarecrow (1965)
The Waiting Room (1967)
Tumatumari (1968)
Ascent to Omai (1970)
Sleepers of Roraima (1970)
Age of the Rainmakers (1971)
Black Marsden (1972)
Companions of the Day and Night (1975)
The Tree of the Sun (1978)
Eternity to Season (1979)
Angel at the Gate (1982)
Resurrection at Sorrow Hill (1993)
Jonestown (1996)
The Dark Jester (2001)
The Mask of the Beggar (2003)
The Ghost of Memory (2006)
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