biography
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Harris, (Theodore) Wilson
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| lived:
| (1921– )
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| biography:
| Novelist, born in New Amsterdam, NE Guyana. He studied at Queen's College, Georgetown, and worked as a surveyor. In 1959 he moved to London, UK. One of the pre-eminent Caribbean writers, his masterpiece is The Guyana Quartet (1985, a compilation of novels written 1960–3); starting with a poetic exploration, it evolves into a composite picture of Guyana, its various landscapes and racial communities. Later works include The Four Banks of the River of Space (1990) and Jonestown (1996). |
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