Caribbean
Guyana
Post-colonial
English
Fiction
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.
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The foundational volume of Harris's Guiana Quartet; considered among the most original novels in English literature
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editorial-summarynot primary textA 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. The foundational volume of Harris's Guiana Quartet; considered among the most original novels in English literature
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