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Name: Jamaica Kincaid
Variant Name: Elaine Potter Richardson|Allen Shawn, Mrs
Birth Date: May 25, 1949
Place of Birth: St. John's, Antigua
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Occupations: short story writer, novelist, essayist, memoirist, nonfiction writer, educator

Encyclopedia of World Biography on Jamaica Kincaid

A significant voice in contemporary literature, Jamaica Kincaid (born 1949) is widely praised for her works of short fiction, novels, and essays in which she explores the tenuous relationship between mother and daughter as well as themes of anticolonialism. A native of the island of Antigua, Kincaid is considered one of the most important women Caribbean writers. Over a career that has spanned more than three decades, Kincaid has earned a reputable place in the literary world for her highly personal, stylistic, and honest writings.

Jamaica Kincaid was born Elaine Potter Richardson on May 25, 1949, in the capital city of St. John's on Antigua, a small island in the West Indies that was colonized by the British in 1632 and achieved full independence in 1981. Her mother, Annie Richardson, was an emigre from Dominica. Her stepfather, David Drew, was a carpenter and cabinetmaker. Kincaid's maternal grandmother, a Carib Indian, also played an important role in her early life.

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