{"product_id":"9781570036880","title":"Understanding Jamaica Kincaid","description":"\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Jamaica Kincaid\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to the prizewinning author best known for the novels \u003ci\u003eAnnie John\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLucy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of My Mother\u003c\/i\u003e. Justin D. Edwards surveys Jamaica Kincaid's life, career, and major works of fiction and nonfiction to identify and discuss her recurring interests in familial relations, Caribbean culture, and the aftermath of colonialism and exploitation. In addition to examining the haunting prose, rich detail, and personal insight that have brought Kincaid widespread praise, Edwards also identifies and analyzes the novelist's primary thematic concerns-the flow of power and the injustices faced by people undergoing social, economic, and political change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdwards chronicles Kincaid's childhood in Antigua, her development as a writer, and her early journalistic work as published in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and other magazines. In separate chapters he provides critical appraisals of Kincaid's early novels; her works of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eMy Brother\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Small Place\u003c\/i\u003e; and her more recent novels, including \u003ci\u003eMr. Potter\u003c\/i\u003e. Edwards discusses the way in which Kincaid both exposes the problems of colonization and neocolonization and warns her readers about the dire consequences of inequality in the era of globalization.\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of South Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300934009072,"sku":"9781570036880","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781570036880_p0.jpg?v=1763794278","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781570036880","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}