Summary
The essential coming-of-age novel by Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John is a haunting and provocative story of a young girl growing up on the island of Antigua. Kincaid’s novel focuses on a universal, tragic, and often comic theme: the loss of childhood. Annie’s voice–urgent, demanding to be heard–is one that will not soon be forgotten by readers.
An adored only child, Annie has until recently lived an idyllic life. She is inseparable from her beautiful mother, a powerful presence, who is …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780374525101 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0374525102 |
| Author: | Jamaica Kincaid |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Imprint: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 148 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 1997 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 146mm |
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“So touching and familiar it could be happening to any of us … and that’s exactly the book’s strength, its wisdom, its truth.” –The New York Times Book Review
“So neon-bright that the traditional story of a young girl’s passage into adolescence takes on a shimmering strangeness.” –Elaine Kendall, The Los Angeles Times
About The Author
Jamaica Kincaid
Jamaica Kincaid was born in St. John’s, Antigua. Her books include At the Bottom of the River, Annie John, Lucy, The Autobiography of My Mother, My Brother, and Mr. Potter, all published by FSG.
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