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Annie John

by Jamaica Kincaid · 1985

Literary Fiction · ranked #215 in category

Annie John grows up in Antigua through childhood and adolescence, her intense relationship with her mother slowly shifting from adoration to estrangement. Kincaid's autobiographical novel is about female independence, colonialism's effect on the self, and the specific loss of leaving the island that formed you.

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Category
Literary Fiction
First published
1985 · 1980s
Author
Jamaica Kincaid
Standing
Essential Read

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