Summary
Mr. Potter: An Antiguan Story
The “revelatory” ( The New York Review of Books) story of an ordinary man, his century, and his home.
Jamaica Kincaid’s first obsession, the island of Antigua, comes vibrantly to life under the gaze of Mr. Potter, an illiterate chauffeur who makes his living along the wide, open roads that pass the only towns he has ever seen. The sun shines squarely overhead, the ocean lies on every side, and suppressed passion fills t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250340658 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1250340659 |
| Author: | Jamaica Kincaid |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 7 May 2024 |
| Weight: | 181g |
| Dimensions: | 206mm x 135mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
“Kincaid has, magically, transformed the reader’s consciousness, so we realize with a shock that we’ve moved, with the narrator, from a coldhearted contempt for Mr. Potter to a kind of purified, unsentimental sympathy.” –Ben Neihart, The Sun (Baltimore)
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, Mr. Potter, See Now Then, and An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children (with Kara Walker). She lives in Vermont.
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