About this title: This collection of lyrical short fiction is drawn from Kincaid's Caribbean childhood, and provides a vivid glimpse of a vibrant culture.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780452267541ISBN:0452267544
Description: Good. Our aim is to create value for our customers through the provision of low cost, affordable products and an overall satisfying buying experience. read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Plume Book, N. Y.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780452267541ISBN:0452267544
Description: Cover Art. Very Good. No Jacket. Trade Paperback. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The cover has very light shelf wear. The book may have minor flaws that may have gone unnoticed. read more
Edition: Aventura ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780394736839ISBN:0394736834
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. slight smudges on back cover. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 82 p. Aventura: The Vintage Library of Contemporary World Literature Audience: General/trade. First Aventura Edition March 1985. This edition has a pretty cover designed by Keith Sheridan and illustrated by Dale Gottlieb. Jamaica Kincaid has a unique style of writing. Derek Walcott says " This book will hum on your shelf. It is too choked with love to incite envy. " read more
Edition: Aventura ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780394736839ISBN:0394736834
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Excellent Copy. Text is crisp, clean and unmarked. Spine is straight and square with no creasing. Like New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 82 p. Aventura: The Vintage Library of Contemporary World Literatu. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN-13:9780374106607ISBN:0374106606
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Plume
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780452267541ISBN:0452267544
Description: Good. Minor water damage, does not effect readability. Standard used condition. May have light reading or storage wear. All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
Description: Good. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
Description: Good. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Plume Books
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780452267541ISBN:0452267544
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 96 p. Audience: General/trade. Prev. owner's name inside front cover; otherwise pristine read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Plume Books
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780452267541ISBN:0452267544
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Light edge wear to soft cover. Moderate page tanning from age. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 96 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
"I love the rich verbiage that this novel houses. A vivid imagination, dream interpretations, scattered memories interwoven with fantastical, child-like thoughts. I read a chapter at night when I want to relax and induce dreaming. It works."
"I'm sure there are some merits of this book, but I'm too busy to search for them, even though this book is 88 pages of triple-spaced prose. This is my fourth Jamaica Kincaid book (her first) and I think I can officially put myself in the "I'm not a fan" category. It's amazing that this book was received as well as it was. This is the type of book that people in the rest of the US think New Yorkers read and write, the type of book people use as an example of why they don't read books, they type of book that is used as a justification for cutting funding to the arts. This is not entirely Kincaid's fault, and at any rate, I think she'd have a hard time publishing this today. I'm just saying that I prefer writers' talents to be used for both beauty and accessibility, producing works of art that can be poured over both literature professors and folks who, in the words of a colleague, need literature to "save their lives.""
"Yum. I should have known that this would be amazing. I loved everything else of hers, why did I put this one off? So that I would have an artsy treat to read in the park one sunny day!"
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