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Jamaica Kincaid
CaribbeanContemporaryEssayFiction
Annie John
1985Jamaica Kincaid
Coming-of-age story of Annie John in Antigua, from childhood bond with her mother to adolescent rebellion.
CaribbeanFiction
Lucy
1990Jamaica Kincaid
Young woman from Antigua works as au pair in American city, confronting colonialism and independence.
CaribbeanFiction
A Small Place
1988Jamaica Kincaid
Searing essay critiquing colonialism's legacy, tourism, and corruption in post-independence Antigua.
CaribbeanEssay
The Autobiography of My Mother
1996Jamaica Kincaid
Xuela, a woman in Dominica, narrates her life of resistance and solitude after her mother dies in childbirth.
CaribbeanFiction