Sam Selvon: differenze tra le versioni

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Il 16 aprile del 1994, in un viaggio verso Trinidad, Selvon muore a causa di un' insufficienza respiratoria. Le sue ceneri vengono interrate nel cimitero dell'Università delle Indie Occidentali.

==WritingOpere e Stile==

Selvon è conosciuto per i suoi romanzi ''[[The Lonely Londoners]]'' (1956) e ''[[Moses Ascending]]'' (1975). Il romanzo ''[[A Brighter Sun]]'' (1952), spiega dettagliatamente la costruzione della [[Churchill-Roosevelt Highway]] a Trinidad, attraverso gli occhi di Tiger, un giovane lavoratore indiano. Altre opere importanti sono la collezione di racconti brevi ''Ways of Sunlight'' (1957), ''Turn Again Tiger'' (1958) e ''Those Who Eat the Cascadura'' (1972). Durante gli anni '70 e inizio '80, Selvon convertì diversi dei suoi romanzi in radio scripts, trasmesse dalla [[BBC]], le quali vennero raccolte in ''Eldorado West One'' (Peepal Tree Press, 1988) e ''Highway in the Sun'' ([[Peepal Tree Press]], 1991).

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Selvon's papers are now at the [[Harry Ransom Center|Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center]] at the [[University of Texas, Austin]], USA. These consist of holograph manuscripts, typescripts, book proofs, manuscript notebooks, and correspondence. Drafts for six of his 11 novels are present, along with supporting correspondence and items relating to his career.<ref>[http://research.hrc.utexas.edu:8080/hrcxtf/view?docId=ead/00119.xml "Samuel Selvon]: An Inventory of His Papers at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center".</ref>

==AwardsPremi==

Selvon was awarded two [[Guggenheim Fellowships]] (in 1955 and 1968),<ref name=NALIS>[http://www.nalis.gov.tt/Research/SubjectGuide/Biographies/BiographiesSZ/tabid/292/Default.aspx?PageContentID=1145 "Sam Selvon"], Trinidad and Tobago National Library and Information Service (NALIS).</ref> an honorary doctorate from [[Warwick University]] in 1989, and in 1985 the honorary degree of DLitt by the University of the West Indies.<ref name=ODNB /> In 1969 he was awarded the Trinidad & Tobago [[Hummingbird Medal|Hummingbird Medal Gold]] for Literature, and in 1994 he was (posthumously) given another national award, the [[Chaconia Medal|Chaconia Medal Gold]] for Literature.<ref name=NALIS /> In 2012 he was honoured with a [[NALIS]] Lifetime Achievement Literary Award for his contributions to Trinidad and Tobago's literature.<ref name=NALIS />