Open Book | Margaret Atwood, Sam Selvon

Duration: 14'34''

Synopsis

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.

Further Information
Other Archive resources
The Lonely Londoners | BBC Two | 2019

Novels That Shaped Our World | The Lonely Londoners

The historical context for Sam Selvon's 'The Lonely Londoners'.
The Lonely Londoners | BBC Two | 2019

Novels That Shaped Our World | The Empire Writes Back

A look at how the novel has marched in lock step with the rise, decline and fall of the British Empire.