Wilson Harris
Sir Theodore Wilson Harris was a Guyanese writer. He initially wrote poetry, but subsequently became a novelist and essayist. His writing style is often said to be abstract and densely metaphorical, and his subject matter wide-ranging.
Background
- Born in
- New Amsterdam
- Educated at
- Plymouth CollegeQueen's College, Guyana
- Awards
- 🏆 Knight Bachelor🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship🏆 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards🏆 Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"The flute sings of an ancient riverbead one hundred fathoms deep, far below the Potaro River that runs to the Waterfall. Two rivers then. The visible Potaro runs to the Waterfall. The invisible stream…"
"There is no economic solution to the ills of the world until the arts of originality open the partialities and biases of tradition in ways that address the very core of our pre-possessions."
"My writing is quantum writing. Do you know of the quantum bullet? The quantum bullet, when it's fired, leaves not one hole but two. That's how my writing is."
"Once cannot tame the voices of the flute, voices of such uncanny lightness yet miracle of being that they are able to tilt the two rivers, the visible and the invisible rivers, into diagrammatic disco…"
"In America today there are many “colored” people who are designated “black” or “African.” Whereas they are mixed with the West—with the so-called whites who represent the West—in blood and spirit. Thi…"
"Cross-culturality differs radically from multiculturality. There is no creative and re-creative sharing of dimensions in multiculturality."
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Timeline
1921
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