Biography
Samuel Selvon (20 May 1923 – 16 April 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 of creolised English, or "nation language", for narrative as well as dialogue.
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Known ForWriting
Birthday1923-05-20
Deathday1994-04-16 (70 years old)
CitizenshipsTrinidad and Tobago
ResidencesPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, London, United Kingdom, Canada, Canada
AwardsChaconia Medal, Guggenheim Fellowship
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