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A Small Place

Jamaica Kincaid

  • 81 pages · about 1 hour
  • First published 1988
  • 11 editions
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1 About this book

A Small Place is a work of creative nonfiction published in 1988 by Jamaica Kincaid. A book-length essay drawing on Kincaid's experiences growing up in Antigua, it can be read as an indictment of the Antiguan government, the country's tourist industry and Antigua's colonial legacy.

The book, written in four sections, "combines social and cultural critique with autobiography and a history of imperialism to offer a powerful portrait of (post)colonial Antigua."

Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Good for readers who want: a true life story, travel writing, and a short read.

  • Biography
  • Colonies
  • Description and travel
  • Homes and haunts
  • Intellectual life
  • Childhood and youth
  • Youth
  • Homes

2 About Jamaica Kincaid

Born 1949

Jamaica Kincaid (; born Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson on May 25, 1949) is an Antiguan–American novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer. Born in St. John's, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, she lives in North Bennington, Vermont, and is Professor of African and African American Studies in Residence Emerita at Harvard University.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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