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.
| ISBN: | 9780786435807 |
| Publication date: | 30th October 2008 |
| Author: | Mary Ellen Snodgrass |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Series: | McFarland Literary Companions |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 |