{"product_id":"palace-of-the-peacock-paperback","title":"Palace of the Peacock - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilson Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJamaica Kincaid\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA radical landmark in Caribbean literature, reissued with a new foreword by Jamaica Kincaid to mark Wilson Harris' centenary: a visionary masterpiece tracing the dreamlike voyage of a riverboat crew through the jungle.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I dreamt I awoke with one dead seeing eye and one living closed eye ... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 ... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A modernist fever dream; prose poem; modern myth; elegy to victims of colonial conquest: Wilson Harris' masterpiece has defied definition for over sixty years, and is reissued for a new generation of readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Guyanese William Blake ...  Such] poetic intensity. -- \u003cb\u003eAngela Carter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767979213088,"sku":"9780571368044","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0a1fe8312318292cd6624cde97220b63.webp?v=1780322039","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/palace-of-the-peacock-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}