irement ▁from ▁the ▁BBC ▁staff ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁ ▁– ▁Dav ies ▁produced ▁no ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 1 5 ▁plays ▁by ▁the ▁Tr in idad ian ▁novel ist ▁and ▁play w right ▁Samuel ▁Sel von . ▁Sel von , ▁who ▁also ▁published ▁as ▁Sam ▁Sel von , ▁had ▁confirmed ▁his ▁reputation ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁novel ▁The ▁L on ely ▁London ers . ▁He ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁writers ▁to ▁present ▁the ▁em igr ant ▁experience ▁of ▁the ▁" W ind r ush ▁generation " ▁of ▁West ▁Indians ▁who ▁found ▁themselves ▁looking ▁for ▁employ ment ▁in ▁the ▁cold ▁streets ▁of ▁London . ▁ ▁The ▁L on ely ▁London ers ▁was ▁notable ▁for ▁its ▁use ▁of ▁dialect ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁dialog ue ▁and ▁narr ative , ▁and ▁Sel von ' s ▁characters ▁were ▁v ivid ly ▁distinct ▁as ▁they ▁went ▁about ▁their ▁day - to - day ▁lives ▁on ▁the ▁economic ▁marg ins ▁of ▁London , ▁telling ▁stories ▁and ▁purs uing ▁relationships ▁with ▁while ▁women . ▁He ▁also ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁stories ▁of ▁Tr in idad ' s ▁Ind o - Car ib bean ▁community . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁novel , ▁A ▁Br ighter ▁Sun ▁( 1 9 5 2 ), ▁became ▁Highway ▁in ▁the ▁Sun ▁in ▁Dav ies ' ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁production ▁for ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁his ▁radio ▁plays ▁by ▁Pe ep al ▁Tree ▁Press , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 .