Status
Available
Collection
Publication
New York Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997
Description
Kincaid's poetic and often shockingly frank account of Devon's life is also the story of their family on the island of Antigua.
Media reviews
Kincaid ist eine kluge und scharfsinnige Beobachterin. Ihr Bericht von Nähe und Distanz, Liebe und Haß ist von großer Klarheit und Offenheit. Auch wenn sie mit Tabus und Mythen bricht; dann werden die eigenen Beobachtungen von ungläubigem Staunen begleitet. Ihre Sprache ist poetisch, intensiv,
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wie ins Unreine gesprochen, voller Wiederholungen, Einschübe, Nachsätze. Auch erlaubt die Erinnerung nicht immer, zuverlässig zu sagen, was gelesen und was gehört wurde. Neben sehr persönlichen Erfahrungen gewährt Kincaid überraschende Einblicke in die karibische Lebenswelt, die gewöhnlich von Klischees verklärt wird. Show Less
User reviews
LibraryThing member carterchristian1
I bring some background to my comments. I have lived in Antigua and knowk the places Kincaid refers to, I have heard her read from her best known book A Small Place to an Antigua audience. I think she is a very autobiographical author and bringing herself into the book is part of her style. Her
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tidbits of Antigua culture,especially family life are on target. But the strength of this book is a view of dying,not just her brother's death but those of others. The book meanders, it circles back,it repeats, but for any of us who have lost a family member and have such mixed feelings reflecting back on our earlier relationships I think this book makes us think,gives us a context for facing our own feelings of ambiguity with death. Show Less
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Awards
National Book Award (Finalist — Nonfiction — 1997)
Audie Award (Finalist — 1998)
Prix Femina (2000)
ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound (Biography — 1999)
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Signed by the author