# Samuel 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.

*Trinidad and Tobago writer (1923–1994)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/samuel-selvon

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1923-05-20
- **Died:** 1994-04-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.4 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 9.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0783613/ (@nm0783613)

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://ig.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sam_Selvon)
- [سامويل سيلڤون](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84%DA%A4%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Samuel Selvon](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Selvon)
- [Sam Selvon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Selvon)
- [سام سلون](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Samuel Selvon](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Selvon)
- [Samuel Selvon](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Selvon)
- [Sam Selvon](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Selvon)
- [Селвон, Сэмюэл](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%A1%D1%8D%D0%BC%D1%8E%D1%8D%D0%BB)
- [Samuel Selvon](https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Selvon)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sam_Selvon)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7412589)
- [Samuel Selvon](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1058098)

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