Putting Myself Together
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Jamaica Kincaid is a celebrated author who incisively explores themes of identity, postcolonialism, and the complexities of familial relationships. Her prose, often lyrical and dreamlike, is marked by an unflinching examination of historical and personal trauma. Through her works, Kincaid seeks to uncover the hidden dynamics of power and challenge prevailing narratives. Her distinctive voice and profound understanding of the human psyche make her an essential writer for anyone seeking literature that is both beautiful and provocative.







Jamaica Kincaid’s poetic and affecting story of an ordinary man attempting to make a home on the island of Antigua.
Originally featured in the New Yorker’s ‘Talk of the Town’ column, these are Jamaica Kincaid’s first impressions of snobbish, mobbish New York.
Mr. Potter ist Analphabet und verdient seinen Lebensunterhalt als Taxifahrer auf den Straßen Antiguas. Er dreht seine Runden, vorbei an dem Friedhof, auf dem er begraben werden wird. Die Sonne steht direkt über ihm, das Meer umgibt ihn, unterdrückte Leidenschaften erfüllen die Luft. Mr. Potter will mehr erreichen als sein Vater, ein armer Fischer, und seine Mutter, die Selbstmord begangen hat. Er will in besseren Verhältnissen leben, ein Auto besitzen, Freundinnen haben und die Schulden seiner Töchter tilgen. Eine von ihnen wird nach seinem Tod seine Geschichte erzählen – mit ebenso viel Distanz wie Mitgefühl. Mit Mr. Potter lässt Jamaica Kincaid nicht nur eine schillernde literarische Figur entstehen, die so einzigartig wie typisch ist, so real wie fiktiv – im Schreiben nähert sie sich auch jener Person an, die ihr im Leben am meisten fehlt.
Jamaica Kincaid's engrossing account of a three-week trek through the Himalayas with fellow horticulturalists, intertwining mediations on the stunning landscapes with observations on culture, tourism and family.
A story of a marriage, Jamaica Kincaid’s See Now Then is one of her most emotionally and thematically daring works.
One of the most important literary voices of the twentieth century on one of her greatest loves - gardening.
Jamaica Kincaid's poweful and moving account of the life and death of her younger brother.
Jamaica Kincaid's novel is the haunting, deeply charged story of a woman's life on the island of Dominica. Xuela Claudette Richardson, daughter of a Carib mother and a half-Scottish, half-African father, grows up in a harsh, loveless world after her mother dies in childbirth. Xuela’s narrative provides a rich, vivid exploration of the Caribbean and the pervasive influence of colonialism. The Autobiography of My Mother is a story of love, fear, loss, and the forging of a character, an account of one woman's inexorable evolution evoked in startling and magical poetry.
A classic coming-of-age story from Jamaica Kincaid, following a young woman as she enters adulthood against the backdrop of a strange and unfamiliar country.
Lyrical, sardonic, and forthright by turns, this memoir is a brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua, by the author of "Annie John."
Jamaica Kincaid delinea bellamente el odio y el miedo, porque sabe que a menudo están a un paso del amor y la obsesión. Al comienzo de Annie John, su heroína de 10 años está envuelta en la felicidad y seguridad de la familia. Aunque Annie ama a su padre, todos son ojos para su madre. Sin embargo, cuando tiene casi 12 años, el idilio termina y cae en un profundo desagrado. Esta pérdida inexplicable estropea ambas vidas, ya que cada una se vuelve experta en la falsedad pública y la traición silenciosa. El patrón se estableció y se extendió: "Y ahora comencé una nueva serie de traiciones de personas y cosas por las que habría jurado solo minutos antes de morir". Frente al padre de Annie y al mundo, "Fuimos corteses, amables, amorosos y risas". Solo están vinculados en el odio. Annie intenta imaginarse a sí misma como alguien en un libro: una huérfana o una niña con una malvada madrastra. El problema es que, según ella, la vida de esos personajes siempre termina feliz. Afortunadamente para nosotros, aunque quizás no para su alter ego, Kincaid es una escritora demasiado sincera como para proporcionar ese final.
The first short-story collection from Jamaica Kincaid, this is a stunning evocation of life as a young Afro-Caribbean woman.
For use in schools and libraries only. The theme of lost childhood remains constant in this short fictional narrative of rebellious Annie John's coming of age on the small island of Antigua.