Samuel Selvon

Writer, Author

1923 – 1994

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Who was Samuel Selvon?

Samuel Selvon was a Trinidad-born writer. Selvon's novel The Lonely Londoners is ground-breaking in its use of creolised English, or "nation language", for narrative as well as dialogue.

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Born
May 20, 1923
San Fernando
Also known as
  • Sam Selvon
  • Samuel Dickson Selvon
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Education
  • Naparima College
    ( - 1938)
Lived in
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Alberta
    (1978 - 1994/04/16)
Died
Apr 16, 1994
Port of Spain

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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