Wilson Harris
Wilson Harris was born in New Amsterdam, East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana on March 24th, 1921 and is the Novelist. At the age of 96, Wilson Harris biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Sir Theodore Wilson Harris (24 March 1921 – 8 March 2018) was a Guyanese writer.
He began writing poetry but later became a well-known novelist and essayist.
His writing style is often described as abstract and densely metaphorical, and his subject matter is diverse.
Harris is regarded as one of the most original and innovative voices of English postwar literature.
Prizes and awards
- 1987: Guyana Prize for Literature
- 1992: Premio Mondello dei Cinque Continenti
- 2002: Guyana Prize for Literature (Special Award)
- 2008: The Nicolas Guillen Philosophical Literature Prize, Caribbean Philosophical Association
- 2014: Anisfield-Wolf Book Award