Calypso in London
$19.54
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
5 September 2023
Summary
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Sam Selvon is now widely considered to be one of the greatest chroniclers of the West Indian emigrant experience. His evocation of voice, of place, of longing, defined for many the experience of a generation. Describing life in the Caribbean and day-to-day adventures in London, this collection features m…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241630877 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241630878 |
| Author: | Sam Selvon |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 5 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 186g |
| Dimensions: | 168mm x 117mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Little Clothbound Classics |
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About The Author
Sam Selvon
Sam Selvon was born in San Fernando (Trinidad) in 1923 and worked in his homeland as a wireless operator and reporter. In 1950 he left Trinidad for the UK, where he established himself as a writer with A Brighter Sun (1952). Many other books followed, including his best-known novel, The Lonely Londoners (1956), and its two sequels, Moses Ascending (1975) and Moses Migrating (1983). He moved to Canada in the late 1970s and died in 1994.
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