A River Dreams Red

ISBN-13: 9783639141849 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 232 str.

Churauma Bissundyal

Opis

Bane goes to the hinterland of Kassaku (aparallel to Guyana) to work as a teacher at St.Davids Anglican School. Staying at Mr. Sampatshome, he has to battle with the double agony of Mr.Sampats distrust of him and of the two Sampat girls,Moreen and Riya. Jealous of Bane, Moreens boyfriend,William, attempts to stab Bane, but his knife plungesinto the heart of Moreen and kills her instead. The novel also has adventitious stories of FatherHodges prison life in Stalug Luft in Germany and ofthe Spaniards coming to the Caribbean, exploringhistory, traditions and the rain forest of SouthAmerica to tell a story that has journeys andimplications both in the inner and outer worlds. Churaumanie Bissundyal is a Guyanese American writerwho has completed six novels, one nonfiction, fivebooks of poems, three screenplays, and ten plays. In1988, his play From Ganges to Demerary was staged atSamuell Becketts Theatre, York University, Toronto,Canada. He won the prestigious American award, TheVera Rubin Residency Award, at Yaddo, SaratogaSprings, New York. He holds an MFA degree (a mastersdegree in fine arts) and a Ph. D. degree ininterdisciplinary studies.

O autorze

Churaumanie Bissundyal has completed six novels, five books of
poems, one nonfiction, three screenplays, and ten plays. In 1988,
his play From Ganges to Demerary was staged at York University,
Toronto, Canada. He won The Vera Rubin Residency Award at Yaddo.
In 2005 he was awarded the Kavya Mani Award. He holds an MFA and
a Ph.D. degree.