Jamaica Kincaid (b. Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson, 25 May 1949 in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda) is an American novelist, gardener, and gardening writer.
Biography. Jamaica Kincaid was born on May 25, 1949 in Antigua. She was christened Elaine Potter Richardson, but when she fled the island at the age of seventeen.
Books by Jamaica Kincaid: Annie John: A Novel, A Small Place, Lucy, An Autobiography of My Mother, My Brother, At the Bottom of the River, The Best American Travel Writing 2005 ...
