Salvator Aubrey Clarence Menen (22 April 1912 – 13 February 1989[1]) was a British writer, novelist, satirist and theatre critic.
Born in London, his essays and novels explore the nature of nationalism and the cultural contrast between his own Irish-Indian ancestry and his traditional British upbringing.
The first sentence of Dead Man in the Silver Market offers an example of his good-humoured approach to this contentious topic: "Men of all races have always sought for a convincing explanation of their own astonishing excellence and they have frequently found what they were looking for."
Whilst at UCL, he founded a drama group, the London Student Players, writing, directing, and performing in their productions; he befriended Duncan Grant, and commissioned him to design sets.
He was sued for blasphemy and obscenity in 1934 in response to his play Genesis II, based on an incident when UCL had rejected Menen for a bursary due to his Indian heritage.