{"product_id":"jamaica-kincaid-lizabeth-paravisini-gebert-9780313302954","title":"Jamaica Kincaid: A Critical Companion","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the publication of her novel \u003ci\u003eAnnie John\u003c\/i\u003e in 1985, Jamaica Kincaid entered the ranks of the best novelists of her generation. Her three autobiographical novels, \u003ci\u003eAnnie John\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAutobiography of My Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, and collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eAt the Bottom of the River\u003c\/i\u003e, touch on the universal theme of coming-of-age and the female adolescent's need to sever her ties to her mother. This angst is couched in the social landscape of post-colonial Antigua, a small Caribbean island whose legacy of racism affects Kincaid's protagonists. Her fiction rewrites the history of the Caribbean from a West Indies perspective and this milieu colors the experiences of her characters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing a biographical chapter, Paravisini-Gebert traces the development of Kincaid's craft as a writer. Each of the novels and the collection of short stories is discussed in a separate chapter that includes sections on plot, character, theme, and an alternate critical approach from which to read the novel, such as feminist. A complete primary and secondary bibliography and lists of selected reviews of Kincaid's work complete the study.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313302952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313302954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.36w x 0.78d","brand":"Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47419037974783,"sku":"9780313302954","price":57.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_50b23b53-ab2f-4a77-963d-6aba403d3bb5.jpg?v=1761509075","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jamaica-kincaid-lizabeth-paravisini-gebert-9780313302954","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}