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Wilson Harris | |
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| Born | Theodore Wilson Harris 24 March 1921 New Amsterdam, British Guiana (now New Amsterdam, Guyana) |
| Died | 8 March 2018 (aged 96) Chelmsford, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | Queen's College |
| Genre | Fiction, poetry, essay |
| Notable awards | Guyana Prize for Literature (1987), Premio Mondello dei Cinque Continenti (1992), Guyana Prize for Literature (Special Award; 2002), Anisfield-Wolf Book Award (2014) |
| Spouse | Cecily Carew (1945–ca. 1957); Margaret Whitaker (1959 until her death, January 2010) |
| Children | with Cecily Carew: E. Nigel Harris, Alexis Harris, Denise Harris, Michael Harris |
Sir Theodore Wilson Harris (24 March 1921 – 8 March 2018) 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. Harris is considered one of the most original and innovative voices in postwar literature in English.[1]
- ^ "Sir Wilson Harris". Literature. British Council. Retrieved 10 March 2018.