Description
A young boy in the vast, myth-haunted landscapes of Roraima is drawn into an initiation that reaches beyond his own life, awakening him to the legacy of the past and the living power of original myth. Guided by a prelude that frames the story as both inheritance and revelation, he moves toward an experience that blurs the boundaries between memory, imagination, and the world itself. Woven through the narrative are themes of ancestral knowledge, cultural continuity, and the way landscape can become a language for the mind. Written in Wilson Harris’s distinctive, lyrical style—where geography and consciousness mirror one another—this novel invites readers into a profound meditation on history’s echoes and the transformative force of storytelling.
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paperback
Faber
Published Jan 1, 1970
81 pages
ISBN: 9780571092727
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First Published
1970
Language
eng
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