A Small Place - Brossura

Jamaica Kincaid

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ISBN 10: 1911547097 ISBN 13: 9781911547099

Casa editrice: Daunt Books, 2018

Riassunto

'If you go to Antigua as a tourist, this is what you will see...' So begins Jamaica Kincaid s powerful portrait of the damaged paradise that was her childhood home. The island of Antigua is a magical place of breathtaking beauty, with cloudless skies, dazzling blue waters, and majestic sunsets. But it is also a place of dramatic contrasts. What one doesn't see while visiting this ten-by-twelve-mile island in the British West Indies is the sweeping corruption, the dilapidated schools and hospitals and homes, and the shameful legacy of its colonial past. InA Small Place, Jamaica Kincaid candidly appraises where she grew up, and makes palpable the impact of European colonisation and tourism.

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Recensione:

'A jeremiad of great clarity and force that one might have called torrential were the language not so finely controlled.' --Salman Rushdie

'An unaffectedly sumptuous, irresistible writer.' --Susan Sontag

'Wonderful . . . Tells more about the Caribbean in 80 pages than all the guidebooks.' --The Philadelphia Inquirer

L'autore:

Jamaica Kincaid was born in St. Johns, 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.

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• Editore: Daunt Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1911547097
• ISBN 13: 9781911547099
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 96