The new issue of the journal Anthurium, Volume 20, Issue 1 (2025)— “Selvon @ 100 and Beyond”— is dedicated to the life and work of Trinidadian-born author Samuel Selvon (see link below). The issue features an interview with Ramabai Espinet and essays by Ronald Cummings, Simone Dalton, Ramabai Espinet, Kris Singh, Cornel Bogle, and Nalini Mohabir.
Here is a brief bio of Samuel Selvon (from Penguin Books): Sam Selvon was born in San Fernando (Trinidad) in 1923 and worked in his homeland as a wireless operator and reporter. In 1950 he left Trinidad for the UK, where he established himself as a writer with A Brighter Sun (1952). Many other books followed, including his best-known novel, The Lonely Londoners (1956), and its two sequels, Moses Ascending (1975) and Moses Migrating (1983). He moved to Canada in the late 1970s and died in 1994.
For the journal, see https://anthurium.miami.edu/35/volume/20/issue/1
For a bio of Selvon, see https://www.peepaltreepress.com/authors/sam-selvon
The new issue of the journal Anthurium, Volume 20, Issue 1 (2025)— “Selvon @ 100 and Beyond”— is dedicated to the life and work of Trinidadian-born author Samuel Selvon (see link below). The issue features an interview with Ramabai Espinet and essays by Ronald Cummings, Simone Dalton, Ramabai Espinet, Kris Singh, Cornel Bogle, and Nalini
