Wilson Harris Collection, 1960-1997.

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Wilson Harris Collection, 1960-1997.

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Among Harris's works present in the collection are The Age of the Rainmakers (1971), The Angel at the Gate (1982), Ascent to Omai (1970), Black Marsden (1972), Carnival (1985), Companions of the Day and Night (1975), The Four Banks of the River of Space (1990), The Infinite Rehearsal (1987), Jonestown (1996), Resurrection at Sorrow Hill (1993), and The Sleepers of Roraima (1970). Most works are represented by handwritten drafts in notebooks, composite typescript and handwritten manuscripts, final typescripts, and page proofs. In addition, there is a photocopy of the published essay Harris wrote for Contemporary Authors Autobiography Series in 1992. Series II. Reviews consists of clippings of reviews of works by Harris, as well as a 1960 radio transcript of John Connell's review of Palace of the Peacock. Series III. Correspondence is comprised of Harris's letters to poet and literary critic Michael Thorpe; the letters date from 1978 to 1997.

11 document boxes, 1 oversize box (4.62 linear feet).

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Thorpe, Michael

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Harris, Margaret Rose

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Harris, Wilson

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Guyana-born English author of novels, short stories, essays, literary criticism, and poetry. From the description of Wilson Harris Collection, 1960-1997. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 145406004 (Theodore) Wilson Harris was born on March 24, 1921, in New Amsterdam, British Guiana (now Guyana), the son of Theodore Wilson and Millicent Josephine Glasford Harris. His mixed ancestry included Amerin...