Samuel Selvon /
This full-length study traces the evolution of Selvon from fledgling author of poems and short fiction to an established short-story writer and novelist. It argues that Selvon enjoys a special place in West Indian literature because of his celebration of the enormous struggle of the Indo-Trinidadia...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Tavistock :
Northcote [for the] British Council,
2013
Tavistock : Northcote/British Council, 2013 |
| Series: | Writers and their work
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| Summary: | This full-length study traces the evolution of Selvon from fledgling author of poems and short fiction to an established short-story writer and novelist. It argues that Selvon enjoys a special place in West Indian literature because of his celebration of the enormous struggle of the Indo-Trinidadian peasant out of the cane experience into every professional field and politics... ---Back cover This full-length study traces the evolution of Selvon from fledgling author of poems and short fiction to an established short-story writer and novelist. It argues that Selvon enjoys a special place in West Indian literature because of his celebration of the enormous struggle of the Indo-Trinidadian peasant out of the cane experience into every professional field and politics... ---Back cover |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xv, 114 p. ; 22 cm xv, 114 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0746309740 (pbk.) 0746309740 0746310897 (hardback) 0746310897 (hbk.) 0746310897 9780746309742 (pbk.) 9780746309742 9780746310892 (hardback) 9780746310892 (hbk.) 9780746310892 |