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A Small Place

Jamaica Kincaid

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Dec 31, 2014 Andrea rated it it was amazing

Shelves: development, african-diaspora, geography

Kincaid describes the complex relationship between tourism and the "real" life of inhabitants of Antigua, her native place. This drips with bitterness, with affection for home no matter how flawed. Kincaid's poetic expressions convey complex ideas in deceptively simple words. ...more

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