Samuel Selvon was a Trinidad-born writer, who moved to London, England, in the 1950s. His 1956 novel The Lonely Londoners is groundbreaking in its use of creolised English, or "nation language", for narrative as well as dialogue. Wikipedia
Born: May 20, 1923, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Died: April 16, 1994 (age 70 years), Piarco International Airport, Trinidad and Tobago
Education: Naparima College (1938)
Children: Two daughters and two sons
Notable works: The Lonely Londoners (1956)
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