{"product_id":"talk-stories-jamaica-kincaid-9781250340627","title":"Talk Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJamaica Kincaid's collected writings for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker'\u003c\/i\u003es \"Talk of the Town\" record her first impressions of snobbish, mobbish New York.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTalk Stories \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of Jamaica Kincaid's original writing for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker'\u003c\/i\u003es \"Talk of the Town,\" composed during the time when she first arrived in the United States from Antigua, from 1978 to 1983. Kincaid developed a unique voice, both in sync with William Shawn's tone for the quintessential elite magazine and (though unsigned) all her own--wonderingly alive to the ironies and screwball details that characterized her adopted city. The book also reflects Kincaid's development as a young writer--the newcomer who sensitively records her impressions here takes root to become one of our most respected authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jamaica Kincaid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250340624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250340627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.80d","brand":"Jamaica Kincaid","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44809751953663,"sku":"9781250340627","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e4d8cce5-c75a-43fd-84c4-0e847186273f.jpg?v=1707927381","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/talk-stories-jamaica-kincaid-9781250340627","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}