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Changing her name early in her career because her parents disapproved of her writing, Jamaica Kincaid crossed audiences to embrace feminist, American, postcolonial and world literature. This book offers an introduction and guided overview of her characters, plots, humor, symbols, and classic themes. Designed for students, fans, librarians, and teachers, the 84 A-to-Z entries combine commentary from interviewers, feminist historians, and book critics with numerous citations from primary and secondary sources and comparative literature. The companion features a chronology of Kincaid''s life, West Indies heritage and works, and includes a character name chart.

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    A Paperback by Mary Ellen Snodgrass

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      Publisher: McFarland & Company
      Publication Date: 7/23/2008 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786435807, 978-0786435807
      ISBN10: 0786435801

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      Book Synopsis

      Changing her name early in her career because her parents disapproved of her writing, Jamaica Kincaid crossed audiences to embrace feminist, American, postcolonial and world literature. This book offers an introduction and guided overview of her characters, plots, humor, symbols, and classic themes. Designed for students, fans, librarians, and teachers, the 84 A-to-Z entries combine commentary from interviewers, feminist historians, and book critics with numerous citations from primary and secondary sources and comparative literature. The companion features a chronology of Kincaid''s life, West Indies heritage and works, and includes a character name chart.

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