Guyana

by Katherine Dunn, Jack Woody (Designer), Alexis Rockman (Illustrator)

In 1994, American artist Alexis Rockman (born 1962) ventured into the dense jungles of Guyana, the site for this fantastic dreamscape of biological life. Rockman’s world of nature―described by the artist as "zoos in outer space"―is tempered by a penchant for the bizarre and the grotesque, but always based upon intimate observation of the environs. Monumental insects―ants, mites, bees and beetles―vie on Rockman’s vibrant canvasses with anteaters, exotic birds, piranhas and iguanas. Guyana/i> is accompanied by a lively text by acclaimed novelist Katherine Dunn, author of Geek Love .

96 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Katherine Dunn was a novelist and boxing journalist who lived and worked in Oregon. She is the author of the three novels: Attic; Truck; and Geek Love. This, her most well-known work, was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Bram Stoker Prize for horror fiction. She also authored the essay collection One Ring Circus. She died in 2016.