Writing · Writer
Active 2001–present · Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, Prix Femina étranger, Dan David Prize, American Book Awards, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, honorary doctor of Brandeis University, Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-Monde
Jamaica Kincaid is an Antiguan–American novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer. Born in St. John's, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, she lives in North Bennington, Vermont, and is Professor of African and African American…