Samuel Selvon
Trinidad and Tobago writer (1923-1994) · Trinidad and Tobago · On the map · Writers · Died at 70
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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Trinidad and Tobago
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 1994 · aged 70
