Who wrote A Small Place?

Jamaica Kincaid wrote A Small Place, first published in 1988. It is a work of biography & memoir and is rated 'Essential Read' in our catalogue.

Is there a book club guide for A Small Place?

Yes — Book Verdict has a free reading guide for A Small Place with key themes and five original discussion questions at https://247bookverdict.com/reading-guides/jamaica-kincaid-a-small-place/.

Essential Read

A Small Place

Name: A Small Place
Author: Jamaica Kincaid

by Jamaica Kincaid · 1988

Biography & Memoir · ranked #11 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

A long, fierce essay addressed directly to the European tourist arriving in Antigua, Kincaid's essay is one of the most powerful pieces of postcolonial writing in English — about the relationship between tourism and colonialism, about the corruption that replaced British colonial rule, and about what it means to live in a place that others only visit.

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The verdict

Category: Biography & Memoir
First published: 1988 · 1980s
Author: Jamaica Kincaid
Standing: Essential Read

About Biography & Memoir

The best biography and memoir gives you both the person and their world. These are the books where the story of one life opens up into history, society or something essential about what it means to be human.