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Sam Selvon

Samuel Dickson Selvon was a Trinidad-born writer, who moved to London, England, in 1950. His 1956 novel The Lonely Londoners is groundbreaking in its use of creolised English, or "nation language", for narrative as well as dialogue.

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  • His 1956 novel The Lonely Londoners is groundbreaking in its use of creolised English, or "nation language", for narrative as well as dialogue.
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Sam Selvon: Bloomsbury Publishing (US) - BloomsburySamuel Selvon (1923-1994) was a Trinidad-born writer who moved to London, England in the 1950s. His 1956 novel The Lonely Londoners is groundbreaking in its use…Sam Selvon (Author of The Lonely Londoners)Author of Brighter Sun, Ways of Sunlight, and The Housing LarkBooks by Sam Selvon (Author of The Lonely Londoners)Sam Selvon has 27 books on Goodreads with 42645 ratings. Sam Selvon’s most popular book is The Lonely Londoners.Sam SelvonIn 1950 Selvon left Trinidad for the UK where after hard times of survival he established himself as a writer with A Brighter Sun (1952), An Island is a World (1955), The Lonely Londoners (1956), Ways of Sunlight (1957) Turn Again Tiger (1958) I Hear Thunder (