Synopsis
A series of seven half-hour plavs by the West Indian writer who has adapted them for radio from his book The Lonely Londoners. They tell of the progress, and lack of it, of a Trinidadian, Moses Aloetta, who after living in London for many years, decides he wants to go home again to the sun.
Further Information
Other Archive resources
Novels That Shaped Our World | The Lonely Londoners
The historical context for Sam Selvon's 'The Lonely Londoners'.
Open Book | Margaret Atwood, Sam Selvon
Susheila Nasta and Anthony Joseph discuss The Lonely Londoners' author, Sam Selvon. His novel is a set text on OCR's A Level English Literature 'The Immigrant Experience ' component.