A Brighter Sun: A Novel
- London: Allan Wingate, 1952
London: Allan Wingate, 1952. Very Good +/Very Good. London: Allan Wingate, 1952. First Edition. Octavo (19cm); publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price (11s 6d net); 236pp. Light edge wear to jacket margins, spine panel a bit toned, contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper, light foxing to textblock; a Very Good or better example.
The Trinidad-born author's first novel, describing the construction of the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway in Trinidad as experienced by one of its workers. "A Brighter Sun" was written after Selvon emigrated to London in 1950 and with the publication of his novel "The Lonely Londoners" in 1956 established himself as the leading literary voice of the Windrush Generation.
The Trinidad-born author's first novel, describing the construction of the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway in Trinidad as experienced by one of its workers. "A Brighter Sun" was written after Selvon emigrated to London in 1950 and with the publication of his novel "The Lonely Londoners" in 1956 established himself as the leading literary voice of the Windrush Generation.