Palace of the Peacock

In a richly metaphorical style, the book sets out the themes Wilson continues to develop in his writing to this day: the ability of the imaginative consciousness to create worlds where disparate cultures and traditions are fused.Donne, an ambitious skipper, leads a multiracial crew up an unnamed river in the rainforest.

Intr-un stil bogat metaforic, cartea prezinta temele pe care Wilson continua sa le dezvolte in scrisul sau pana in ziua de azi: capacitatea constiintei imaginative de a crea lumi in care se imbina culturi si traditii disparate. Donne, un comandant ambitios, conduce un echipaj multirasial. sus pe un rau fara nume din padurea tropicala.