Wilson Harris

Ascent to Omai

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Produktbeschreibung

Wilson Harris' Ascent to Omai explores one man's search for a new consciousness, an awareness of self and the way in which he relates to his world.

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Produktdetails

• Caribbean Modern Classics
• Verlag: Peepal Tree Press Ltd
• None ed.
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 122mm x 135mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 174g
• ISBN-13: 9781845233549
• ISBN-10: 1845233549
• Artikelnr.: 48043899

Autorenporträt

Wilson Harris was born in New Amsterdam in British Guiana, with a background which embraces African, European and Amerindian ancestry. He attended Guyana's premier school, Queen's College, between 1934-1939. Harris was a regular contributor of stories, poems and essays to Kyk-over-Al. His first publication was a chapbook of poems, Fetish, (1951) under the pseudonym Kona Waruk. Harris's first published novel was Palace of the Peacock (1969), followed by a further 23 novels, most recently The Ghost of Memory (2006). Harris left Guyana for the UK in 1959, where he was much in demand as visiting professor and writer in residence at many leading universities.