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  1. The Lonely Londoners is a 1956 novel by Trinidadian author Samuel Selvon. Its publication was one of the first to focus on poor, working-class black people following the enactment of the British Nationality Act 1948 alongside George Lamming's novel The Emigrants.

    • Samuel Selvon
    • 1956
  2. Learn about Sam Selvon's novel The Lonely Londoners, a classic of Caribbean migrant literature. Find summaries, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, and more.

  3. A novel about West Indian immigrants in London in the 1950s, told through vignettes of Moses, Galahad, and other characters. The novel explores themes of identity, culture, racism, and loneliness in the city.

  4. Nov 24, 2021 · As with several Anglo-Caribbean storylines, The Lonely Londoners mentions the hardships these earlier immigrants faced in heart of the erstwhile empire. Yet, its strength is found in Selvon's ability to weave together - in a style that is blunt, entertaining and culturally accurate - the antics & exploits the diaspora engaged in to maintain joy ...

  5. From the brilliant, sharp, witty pen of Sam Selvon, his classic award-winning novel of immigrant life in London in the 1950s. In the hopeful aftermath of war they flocked to the Mother Country — West Indians in search of a prosperous future in the "glitter-city."

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    • Sam Selvon
  6. Language and form in The Lonely Londoners. The Lonely Londoners is regarded by many critics as a pioneering text in Caribbean migrant writing, not only because of its subject matter, but also because of its innovative use of literary form and technique. Before I ask you to read it in its entirety I’d like you to spend some time looking ...

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  8. Oct 20, 2023 · The Lonely Londoners tells the story of Black immigrants arriving in Great Britain after World War II, mainly from the West Indies. Throughout the novel, they are referred to as ‘boys’ or ‘spades’.