A review by theliteraryteapot
A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid

informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

This essay, A Small Place, is a very well written literary portrayal of Antigua, where the author Jamaica Kincaid was born and grew up.

The first section is mainly written in the second person singular and I really liked it. The author is directly talking to white people, in particular tourists.
The author definitely does not hold back, she had things to say and is very honest. There is so much anger, which she explains by talking about colonisation, corruption, tourism, the way Antiguans have constantly been treated. But there's clearly much love as well, for her native country.

I also appreciated the preface Jamaica Kincaid wrote for the 2018 edition. She gave a glimpse of the publishing history and reception of the essay.

This is a quick read I recommend to everyone.

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