The Autobiography of My Mother
- 190 stránok
- 7 hodin čítania
Poetic, stirring, and disturbing, this novel is a powerful and unforgettable statement of one woman's struggle for identity against a hostile backdrop of sexism and colonialism.
Jamaica Kincaid Knihy
25. máj 1949
Jamajka Kincaidová je uznávaná autorka, ktorá prenikavo skúma témy identity, postkolonializmu a zložitosti rodinných vzťahov. Jej próza, často lyrická a snová, sa vyznačuje nekompromisným skúmaním historickej a osobnej traumy. Prostredníctvom svojich diel sa Kincaidová snaží odhaliť skryté dynamiky moci a spochybniť prevládajúce naratívy. Jej jedinečný štýl a hlboké porozumenie ľudskej psychike z nej robia nevyhnutnú autorku pre každého, kto hľadá literatúru, ktorá je zároveň krásna a provokatívna.
Jamaica Kincaid’s poetic and affecting story of an ordinary man attempting to make a home on the island of Antigua.
A Small Place
- 96 stránok
- 4 hodiny čítania
Lyrical, sardonic, and forthright by turns, this memoir is a brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua, by the author of "Annie John."
The first short-story collection from Jamaica Kincaid, this is a stunning evocation of life as a young Afro-Caribbean woman.
Talk Stories
- 272 stránok
- 10 hodin čítania
Originally featured in the New Yorker’s ‘Talk of the Town’ column, these are Jamaica Kincaid’s first impressions of snobbish, mobbish New York.
One of the most important literary voices of the twentieth century on one of her greatest loves - gardening.
A classic coming-of-age story from Jamaica Kincaid, following a young woman as she enters adulthood against the backdrop of a strange and unfamiliar country.
Jamaica Kincaid's poweful and moving account of the life and death of her younger brother.
Annie John
- 156 stránok
- 6 hodin čítania
For use in schools and libraries only. The theme of lost childhood remains constant in this short fictional narrative of rebellious Annie John's coming of age on the small island of Antigua.
Jamaica Kincaid's engrossing account of a three-week trek through the Himalayas with fellow horticulturalists, intertwining mediations on the stunning landscapes with observations on culture, tourism and family.
