Jamaica Kincaid

About Jamaica Kincaid

Antiguan author, essayist, and horticulture expert whose fiction and nonfiction works frequently deal with colonialism, imperialism, and racism. Lucy (1990) and Mr. Potter (2002) are two of her novels, and A Small Place (1988) and My Garden Book (2002) are two of her nonfiction books (2001).

Jamaica Kincaid is an Antiguan-American novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer. She was born in St. John's, Antigua. She lives in North Bennington, Vermont, during the summers, and is Professor of African and African American Studies in Residence at Harvard University during the academic year.

Genre	Fiction, memoir, essays
Notable works	Annie John (1985), A Small Place (1988), Lucy (1990)
Nationality	Antiguan
Children	2
Born	Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson, May 25, 1949, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Education	Franconia College
Notable awards	American Academy of Arts and Letters, 2004

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Trivia

She converted to Judaism.

Jamaica Kincaid before fame

She grew up in poverty in Antigua and later worked as an au pair in Westchester, New York. She briefly attended Franconia College in New Hampshire before commencing her literary career.

Achievement of Jamaica Kincaid

She became a devout follower of Judaism.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Jamaica Kincaid family life

She was born Elaine Potter Richardson and changed her name to Jamaica Kincaid when her first book was published. She married Allen Shawn and had two children with him: Harold and Annie.

Associations of Jamaica Kincaid

Both she and Jim Carroll have work published in The Paris Review.

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