A Small Place

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A brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua--by the author of Annie John"If you go to Antigua as a tourist, this is what you will see. If you come by aeroplane, you will land at the V. C. Bird International Airport. Vere Cornwall (V. C.) Bird is the Prime Minister of Antigua. You may be the sort of tourist who would wonder why a Prime Minister would want an airport named after him--why not a school, why not a hospital, why not some great public monument. You are a tourist and you have not yet seen . . ."So begins Jamaica Kincaid's expansive essay, which shows us what we have not yet seen of the ten-by-twelve-mile island in the British West Indies where she grew up.Lyrical, sardonic, and forthright by turns, in a Swiftian mode, A Small Place cannot help but amplify our vision of one small place and all that it signifies. Jamaica Kincaid was born in St. Johns, Antigua. Her books include At the Bottom of the River, Annie John, Lucy, The Autobiography of My Mother, and My Brother (all published by FSG). She lives with her family in Vermont. Publisher: Picador USA Publish Date: January 28, 2025 Pages: 96 Dimensions: 1.0 X 1.0 X 1.0 inches | 3.5 ounces Language: English Type: Paperback EAN/UPC: 9781250340610 BISAC Categories: Literary, Historical - General, Literary Figures, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General, Women, Caribbean & West Indies - Cuba, Caribbean & West Indies - Haiti, Caribbean & West Indies - Jamaica, Caribbean & West Indies - General Show more