Palace of the peacock
Harris, Wilson2021
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A crew of men are embarking on a voyage up a turbulent river through the rainforests of Guyana. Their domineering leader, Donne, is the spirit of a conquistador, obsessed with hunting for a mysterious woman and exploiting indigenous people as plantation labour. But their expedition is plagued by tragedies, haunted by drowned ghosts: spectres of the crew themselves, inhabiting a blurred shadowland between life and death. As their journey into the interior - their own hearts of darkness - deepens, it assumes a spiritual dimension, guiding them towards a new destination: the Palace of the Peacock.
Main title:
Palace of the peacock / Wilson Harris.
Author:
Harris, Wilson, author
Edition:
New edition / foreword by Jamaica Kincaid.
Imprint:
London : Faber & Faber, 2021.
Collation:
160 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780571368044 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.54
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3165867