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Lucy (1990) is a novella by Jamaica Kincaid. The story begins in medias res : the eponymous Lucy has come from the West Indies to the United States to be an au pair for a wealthy white family. The plot of the novel closely mirrors Kincaid's own experiences.
Jamaica Kincaid (/ k ɪ n ˈ k eɪ d /; born Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson on May 25, 1949) [1] is an Antiguan–American novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer.Born in St. John's, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, she now lives in North Bennington, Vermont, and is Professor of African and African American Studies in Residence, Emerita at Harvard University.
Pages in category "Novels by Jamaica Kincaid" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Lucy (novel) M. Mr. Potter (novel) S. A Small Place
The author of 'The Joy Luck Club' and 'The Backyard Bird Chronicles' on Jamaica Kincaid, 'Crazy Rich Asians,' and The Book on Her Nightstand
Novels by Jamaica Kincaid (4 P) Pages in category "Works by Jamaica Kincaid" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Annie John, a novel written by Jamaica Kincaid in 1985, details the growth of a girl in Antigua, an island in the Caribbean.It covers issues as diverse as mother-daughter relationships, same-sex attraction, racism, clinical depression, poverty, education, and the struggle between medicine based on "scientific fact" and that based on "native superstitious know-how".
Jamaica Kincaid's novel Lucy (1990) draws numerous themes, character names, and plot elements from Villette, both echoing its concern of female repression while also offering an implicit postcolonial critique of the novel's slave-owning love interest. [8]
The titles of the following works of literature generally consist of the name of the female protagonist only. The title need not include the character's entire name, and may even consist of a diminutive form, alias, nom de guerre, or nickname.