Fictional breakthrough and the unveiling of 'unspeakable rites' in Patrick White's a fringe of leaves and Wilson Harris's Yurokon

My intention in this paper is first to present and very briefly substantiate Wilson Harris's interpretation of Heart of Darkness, then move on to Patrick White's A Fringe of Leaves and Harris's story Yorukon to show how t~ese authors' treatment of cannibalism suggests a clear progress on Conrad's approach to primitive people.