Jamaica Kincaid

This is a very good general start page at the Voices From the Gaps site. There, you'll find photos of Kincaid and book covers, a biography, a bibliography, and some related links.

When Kincaid gave a talk for the New York State Writers Institute, the organizers prepared this biography. You'll also find a photo of Kincaid on this page, and a link to Kincaid talk about writing.

Here's a Kincaid biography, along with some photos, links, and a bibliography. What is given special emphasis here, and not in the biography above?

This is the homepage of The New Yorker magazine, a periodical with which Kincaid has had an important relationship.

Kincaid's place of birth, Antigua, plays a prominent role in much of her writing. Click here for more information about this Caribbean island.

Contrast the information you find here with that presented on the page above. What's the major difference in the nature of the information? Which page would you be more likely to cite in a paper about Kincaid? Why?

“A World as Cruel as Job's” is the title of this New York Timesbook review of The Autobiography of My Mother. To what does the author of the book review refer in her title? (Free registration required.)

Salon.com presented this interview with Kincaid following the release of her novel, The Autobiography of My Mother. What do you make of the title of the novel, by the way?

Here's an excerpt of My Garden (Book), along with a link to a review. After absorbing this information, would you like to read the whole book? Why or why not?

This page contains a link which will allow you to hear the author discuss her garden in RealAudio.