The Guyana Quartet is Wilson Harris's collection of novels comprising Palace of the Peacock, The Far Journey of Oudin, The Whole Armour and The Secret Ladder.
In Palace of the Peacock, a tale of a doomed crew beating their way up-river through the jungles of Guyana, can be traced the poetic vision, themes and designs of Harris's subsequent work. It was described in The Times as displaying 'that staggering ebullience of language we have begun to recognize in West Indian writers'.
| ISBN: | 9780571259663 |
| Publication date: | 18th February 2010 |
| Author: | Wilson Harris |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 464 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
The Guyana Quartet is Wilson Harris's collection of novels comprising Palace of the Peacock, The Far Journey of Oudin, The Whole Armour and The Secret Ladder.
In Palace of the Peacock, a tale of a doomed crew beating their way up-river through the jungles of Guyana, can be traced the poetic vision, themes and designs of Harris's subsequent work. It was described in The Times as displaying 'that staggering ebullience of language we have begun to recognize in West Indian writers'.
The Guyana Quartet features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
The Guyana Quartet is available in Paperback
The Guyana Quartet was written by Wilson Harris and published by Faber & Faber
The Guyana Quartet has 464 pages