A River Dreams Red

Bane goes to the hinterland of Kassaku (a
parallel to Guyana) to work as a teacher at St.
David s Anglican School. Staying at Mr. Sampat s
home, he has to battle with the double agony of Mr.
Sampat s distrust of him and of the two Sampat girls,
Moreen and Riya. Jealous of Bane, Moreen s boyfriend,
William, attempts to stab Bane, but his knife plunges
into the heart of Moreen and kills her instead.

The novel also has adventitious stories of Father
Hodge s prison life in Stalug Luft in Germany and of
the Spaniards coming to the Caribbean, exploring
history, traditions and the rain forest of South
America to tell a story that has journeys and
implications both in the inner and outer worlds.
Churaumanie Bissundyal is a Guyanese American writer
who has completed six novels, one nonfiction, five
books of poems, three screenplays, and ten plays. In
1988, his play From Ganges to Demerary was staged at
Samuell Beckett s Theatre, York University, Toronto,
Canada. He won the prestigious American award, The
Vera Rubin Residency Award, at Yaddo, Saratoga
Springs, New York. He holds an MFA degree (a master s
degree in fine arts) and a Ph. D. degree in
interdisciplinary studies.

Autorentext

Churaumanie Bissundyal has completed six novels, five books ofpoems, 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 anda Ph.D. degree.

Klappentext

Bane goes to the hinterland of Kassaku (aparallel to Guyana) to work as a teacher at St.David's Anglican School. Staying at Mr. Sampat'shome, he has to battle with the double agony of Mr.Sampat's distrust of him and of the two Sampat girls,Moreen and Riya. Jealous of Bane, Moreen's 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 FatherHodge's 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 Beckett's 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 master'sdegree in fine arts) and a Ph. D. degree ininterdisciplinary studies.