The Autobiography of My Mother by Jamaica Kincaid
Poetic, stirring, and disturbing, this novel is a powerful and unforgettable statement of one womans struggle for identity against a hostile backdrop of sexism and colonialism.
Fierce, incantory. . lyrical. . . powerful and disturbing -- Michiko Kakutani * New York Times *
Kincaid, always an elegant stylist, makes this story of a simple woman extraordinary...filling her prose with rich, poetic detail. . . An unforgettable account of singular survival * San Francisco Chronicle Book Review *
A book that comes both to haunt and to dazzle us . . . [Kincaid] writes like an angel: with enviable lucidity and precision and a lyric touch that frequently aspires to the condition of poetry * Boston Sunday Globe *
What a writer – elegant, uncompromising, simultaneously direct and layered and complex. * Ali Smith *
Kincaid, always an elegant stylist, makes this story of a simple woman extraordinary...filling her prose with rich, poetic detail. . . An unforgettable account of singular survival * San Francisco Chronicle Book Review *
A book that comes both to haunt and to dazzle us . . . [Kincaid] writes like an angel: with enviable lucidity and precision and a lyric touch that frequently aspires to the condition of poetry * Boston Sunday Globe *
What a writer – elegant, uncompromising, simultaneously direct and layered and complex. * Ali Smith *
Jamaica Kincaid was born in St. John's, Antigua. Her books include At the Bottom of the River, Annie John, Lucy, The Autobiography of My Mother, and My Brother. She lives with her family in Vermont.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781529076752 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529076757 |
| Title | The Autobiography of My Mother |
| Author | Jamaica Kincaid |
| Series | Picador Collection |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2022-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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