Wilson Harris

Born 24 March 1921 in New Amsterdam, Guyana

Died 8 March 2018 (aged 96)

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. Harris is considered one of the most original and innovative voices in postwar literature in English.