num_pages: 128
description: A tale of a doomed crew beating their way up-river through the jungles of Guyana. In this novel, first published in 1960, can be traced the poetic vision, the themes and the designs of Harris's subsequent work, which included "The Guyana Quartet".
language: English
title: The Palace of the Peacock
titlecomplete: The Palace of the Peacock
genres: Fiction, Magical Realism, Adventure, Literature, Classics, Novels, Travel, Contemporary, 20th Century, Africa
ratings_count: 410
series: The Guyana Quartet
publisher: Faber & Faber