num_pages: 142
description: From the brilliant, sharp, witty pen of Sam Selvon, his classic award-winning novel of immigrant life in London in the 1950s.In the hopeful aftermath of war they flocked to the Mother Country — West Indians in search of a prosperous future in the "glitter-city."Instead, they have to face the harsh realities of living hand to mouth, of racism, of bone-chilling weather and bleak prospects. Yet friendships flourish among these Lonely Londoners and, in time, they learn to survive.
language: English
title: The Lonely Londoners
titlecomplete: The Lonely Londoners
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, Classics, British Literature, Race, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Literature, Novels, School
ratings_count: 10491
places: London, England
publisher: Longman