The Guyana Classics Collection, a reprint of books by Guyanese authors that were out of circulation and parliamentary speeches of former presidents Forbes Burnham, Dr Cheddi Jagan and Janet Jagan, were among over 240 rarely seen books at the University of Guyana Library book exhibition of past winners of the Guyana Prize for Literature.
The exhibition, held at Castellani House as part of a Literary Festival to mark the 2023 Guyana Prize for Literature, featured the books of winners and those shortlisted for the period 1987 when the prize was established, to 2014.
In spite of high praise for the exhibition in remarks in the visitors’ book, attendance was poor. Most disappointing was the lack of attendance by school children from the schools nearby.