Jamaica Kincaid: A Small Place, Kartoniert / Broschiert
A Small Place
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- Publisher:
- St. Martins Press, 01/2025
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781250340610
- Item number:
- 11834140
- Volume:
- 98 Pages
- Weight:
- 454 g
- Format:
- 215 x 132 mm
- Thickness:
- 10 mm
- Release date:
- 28.1.2025
- Series:
- Picador
- Note
-
Caution: Product is not in German language
Blurb
A brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua, by the author of Annie John.
Lyrical, sardonic, and forthright, A Small Place magnifies our vision of one small place with Swiftian wit and precision. Jamaica Kincaid's expansive essay candidly appraises the ten-by-twelve-mile island in the British West Indies where she grew up, Antigua, and makes palpable the impact of European colonialism and tourism.
This book is a missive to the traveler, whether American or European, who wants to escape the banality and corruption of some large place. Kincaid, powerful and resolute, reminds us that the Antiguan people, formerly British subjects, are unable to escape the same drawbacks of their own tiny realm-that behind the benevolent Caribbean scenery are human lives, always complex and often fraught with injustice.
Biography
Jamaica Kincaid wurde 1949 auf der Karibikinsel Antigua geboren. Mit sechzehn Jahren wanderte sie in die USA aus, wo sie zunächst als Au-pair-Mädchen arbeitete. Kincaid hat mehrere Prosabände und Romane veröffentlicht. Ihre Werke wurden mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichnet. Sie unterrichtet Literatur am kalifornischen Claremont McKenna College und an der Harvard University.
