London's West Indians Analysis

Sam Selvon's definitive novel about London's West Indians' is noted as being a pinoneering text in Caribbean mirgrant writing. The structure of the novel is episodic, most likely due to the author's acclaimed ability as a short story writer. Although the structure of The Lonely Londoners makes for a less conventional novel, it has the effect of making the work's sense of time more seasonal rather than social. Three things that caught my attention after reading the novel for a second time and having a better understanding of Black British Literature were its use of language and form, it's multiple themes, and of course it's humor that ties all three together.
Sam Selvon's lyrical use of language and form realistically depicts the lives of West