Jamaica Kincaid

<p> 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.</p>