Putting Myself Together by Jamaica Kincaid - ISBN: 9781035036103
Hardcover
Five decades of fearless essays from a singular literary voice.

Putting Myself Together

Writing 1974–

$57.86

  • Hardcover

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    16 December 2025

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Summary

A landmark collection of essays by the iconic writer Jamaica Kincaid.

“An unaffectedly sumptuous, irresistible writer” - Susan Sontag “What a writer” - Ali Smith “Both a daughter of Brontë and Woolf and her own inimitable self” - The Wall Street Journal “If you are new to Kincaid, I envy you” - Jackie Kay

“That’s the way I write. It’s never going to stop. And the more it makes people annoyed the more I will do it.”

Jamaica Kincaid was born Elaine Potter Richardson in A…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781035036103
ISBN-10:103503610X
Author:Jamaica Kincaid
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Picador
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:16 December 2025
Weight:440g
Dimensions:30mm x 145mm x 224mm
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Putting Myself Together by Jamaica Kincaid - ISBN: 9781035036103
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘An unaffectedly sumptuous, irresistible writer’Susan Sontag
What a writer – elegant, uncompromising, simultaneously direct and layered and complex’ – Ali Smith, author of Gliff
‘I’ve read everything by Jamaica Kincaid, and I’ve still never read anyone like her. If you are new to Kincaid, I envy you’ – Jackie Kay, author of May Day
‘Both a daughter of Brontë and Woolf and her own inimitable self’ – The Wall Street Journal
A sparkling collection of essays spanning five decades. Kincaid, in my view, is among the few writers in the very top rank: the real thing. Whether she’s skewering a piece of someone else’s prose or dilating on roses (she writes about gardening a lot), this author never misses – Sara Wheeler * TLS *

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, and My Brother. She lives with her family in Vermont.

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