The Mask of the Beggar

by Wilson Harris

Wilson Harris' novel is based on the disguise Odysseus adopts on returning to his kingdom in Ithaca, and takes in philosophical traditions from around the world. Characters as diverse as Van Gogh, Dorian Gray, Cortez and Goethe make appearances in this meditation on the timelessness of art.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0571217745
• ISBN13: 9780571217748
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Length: 172 Pages