Jamaica Kincaid - Writing Memory, Writing Back to the Mother (Hardcover)

Haunted by the memories of her powerfully destructive mother, Jamaica Kincaid is a writer out of necessity. Born Elaine Potter Richardson, Kincaid grew up in the West Indies in the shadow of her deeply contemptuous and abusive mother, Annie Drew. Drawing heavily on Kincaid's many remarks on the autobiographical sources of her writings, J. Brooks Bouson investigates the ongoing construction of Kincaid's autobiographical and political identities. She focuses attention on what many critics find so enigmatic and what lies at the heart of Kincaid's fiction and nonfiction work: the "mother mystery." Bouson demonstrates, through careful readings, how Kincaid uses her writing to transform her feelings of shame into pride as she wins the praise of an admiring critical establishment and an ever-growing reading public.

General

Imprint:	State University of New York Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2005
First published:	October 2005
Authors:	J.Brooks Bouson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	252
ISBN-13:	978-0-7914-6523-3
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Language & literature > English (including English as a school subject) > English literary criticism > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun Promotions
LSN:	0-7914-6523-3
Barcode:	9780791465233

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