Palace of the Peacock
Wilson Harris
Embark on a voyage through the rainforests of Guyana with a crew of men on a mission to find a mysterious woman. As tragedies unfold and drowned ghosts haunt them, their journey takes on a spiritual dimension leading them to a new destination - the Palace of the Peacock. This modernist fever dream is a masterpiece defying definition for over sixty years. Experience the poetic intensity of Wilson Harris' work and revel in its inviolate, ever-deepening mystery.
Publish Date
1988-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
1988-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1960
Goodreads Rating
3.5
ISBN
9780571368044
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2021-10-21T09:54:46.000Z
This book is a stone cold masterpiece, thrilled it’s being reissued. One I’ve thought before about bringing to my friends at @BacklistedPod … – source