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Date of Birth
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25-May-1949
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Place of Birth
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St. John's
(Antigua and Barbuda, Antigua, Saint John Parish)
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Nationality
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United States of America, Antigua and Barbuda
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Also know as
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Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson, Elaine Potter Richardson
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Profession
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Writer, Novelist, Essayist
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Jamaica Kincaid is an Antiguan-American novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer. She was born in St. John's, Antigua, which is part of the twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda. She lives in North Bennington, Vermont, during the summers and teaches at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California, during the academic year. Kincaid is an award-winning writer whose work has been both commended and criticized for its subject matter and tone because her writing draws upon her life and is perceived as angry. In response, Kincaid counters that writers draw upon their lives all the time and that to describe her writing as autobiographical and angry are not valid criticisms.
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