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"Sam Selvon" (11 results)
The panel discuss Sam Selvon's novel The Lonely Londoners - a set text on OCR's A Level English Literature 'The ...
Susheila Nasta and Anthony Joseph discuss The Lonely Londoners' author, Sam Selvon. His novel is a set text on OCR's A Level English ...
Gerald Moore, Reader in English in the School of African and Asian Studies, Sussex University, introduces the West Indian author ...
A creative performance reading of The Lonely Londoners that juxtaposes modern imagery and fascinating archive footage to reflect on how...
Sue MacGregor, Marcus du Sautoy and David Dabydeen discuss Sam Selvon's novel The Lonely Londoners - a set text on OCR's A ...
Louise Doughty, Tariq Ali and Jean Binta Breeze discuss Sam Selvon's novel The Lonely Londoners - a set text on OCR's A Level E...
The historical context for Sam Selvon's 'The Lonely Londoners'.
A series of seven half-hour plavs by the West Indian writer who has adapted them for radio from his book The Lonely Londoners. The...
A ten-year-long city dweller from the Caribbean goes to meet another boat train of hopeful new arrivals. Read by Don Warrington.
A look at how the novel has marched in lock step with the rise, decline and fall of the British Empire.
Suggs delves into his favourite pieces of fiction that tell the story of being a stranger in the capital. From Oliver Twi...
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