Wilson Harris

Novelist, Award Winner

1921 –

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Who is Wilson Harris?

Sir Theodore Wilson Harris is a Guyanese writer. He initially wrote poetry, but has since become a well-known novelist and essayist. His writing style is often said to be abstract and densely metaphorical, and his subject matter wide-ranging. Harris is considered one of the most original and innovative voices in postwar literature in English.

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Born
Mar 24, 1921
New Amsterdam
Also known as
  • Theodore Wilson Harris
  • Sir Theodore Wilson Harris
Nationality
  • Guyana
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Queen's College, Guyana
    (1934 - 1939)
Lived in
  • Chelmsford

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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