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A small place

Jamaica Kincaid

198881 pagesabout 1–2 hours
1988
first published
  • 1988Farrar, Straus, Giroux · 81 pages · ENGISBN 9780374266387
  • 1988Virago · 81 pages · ENGISBN 9780860682196
  • 1989Plume · 81 pages · ENGISBN 9780452262355
  • 1997Penguin Random House · ENGISBN 9780099773917
  • 2000Farrar, Straus & Giroux · ENGISBN 9781466828834
  • 2000Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780613998390
  • 2000Farrar, Straus and Giroux · 96 pages · ENGISBN 9780374527075
  • 2016Blackstone PublishingISBN 9781504743327
ScaredEerieShort read

As she bears witness to the sweeping corruption, dilapidated buildings and shameful legacy of Antigua's colonial past, Kincaid compels us to think about the people behind the beautiful landscape of this tiny island.

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