Overview
Region
Caribbean
Guyana
Era
Post-colonial
Language
English
Genre
Fiction
About This Work
A crew push a boat up a Guyanese river in search of a legendary Amerindian settlement, mirroring and reversing the journey of conquest. The crew are simultaneously historical and spiritual doubles, alive and dead, explorer and explored.
Literary Significance
The foundational volume of Harris's Guiana Quartet; considered among the most original novels in English literature