Palace of the Peacock (Faber Editions)

A groundbreaking milestone in Caribbean literature, reissued with a fresh preface by Jamaica Kincaid in commemoration of Wilson Harris' centenary: an innovative magnum opus tracing the surreal odyssey of a riverboat crew through the jungle: this is Palace of the Peacock. A team of men journey up a turbulent river coursing through the Guyanese rainforests. Their overbearing leader, Donne, is consumed by the quest for an enigmatic woman and the exploitation of native populations as plantation laborers. Their expedition is besieged by misfortunes, shadowed by drowned apparitions: phantoms of the crew themselves, dwelling in a hazy realm between existence and demise. As their passage into the wilderness - the recesses of their own inner darkness - intensifies, it takes on a spiritual aspect, guiding them toward a novel destination.

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