The Autobiography of My Mother

Name: The Autobiography of My Mother
Author: Jamaica Kincaid

by Jamaica Kincaid

A woman reflects on her childhood and her mother's absence in a fragmented narrative

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Jamaica Kincaid

Antiguan-American novelist and essayist whose fiction draws on her Caribbean childhood to explore colonialism, family, and displacement. Annie John and Lucy are celebrated bildungsromans of West Indian girlhood. Her prose blends lyricism with fierce critique.

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Annie JohnA girl's coming-of-age on a Caribbean island, exploring friendship and self-discovery
LucyA young woman leaves her Caribbean home for New York, confronting displacement and identity
A Small PlaceA polemical essay critiquing tourism and colonialism in the Caribbean
Mr. PotterA biographical novel exploring the life of a man and his impact on a woman
See Now ThenA novel told through fragmented vignettes about a family's life and relationships
My BrotherA personal memoir about grief and loss following her brother's death from AIDS