Heartbreaking, shocking, and lyrical, "Kipling Plass" introduces us to a teenager abandoned by his mother after her mental breakdown. Set in a multiracial Guyanese village during the 1980s economic collapse, the novel grapples with the tensions between social solidarity and dog-eat-dog individualistic ruthlessness.

Amidst crumbling social structures, Kipling Plass and his teenage friends navigate physical and emotional survival, all while wrestling with their own confusions of sexual and social identity.

This compelling literary fiction debut promises to be among the very best novels you've encountered.

"Heartbreaking, shocking, lyrical and sometimes grimly funny"

About the Author
Berkley Wendell Semple was born in Guyana. He has published four collections of poetry, and his poetry and fiction have appeared in Callaloo, The Hampden-Sydney Review, The Caribbean Writer and many other publications. His poetry collection, Flight and Other Poems was awarded the 2022 Guyana Prize for Best Book of Poetry. He is a veteran of the US armed forces and a graduate of the Naval School of Health Sciences. He holds an MA and MLS degrees from CUNY and an MPhil from LIU where he is a current Ph.D. candidate. Berkley is a school administrator and librarian. He lives in New York City.


Book Information
ISBN 9781845235925
Author Berkley Wendell Semple
Format Paperback
Page Count 332
Imprint Peepal Tree Press Ltd
Publisher Peepal Tree Press Ltd