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Highlights
- The "revelatory" (The New York Review of Books) story of an ordinary man, his century, and his home.
- About the Author: Jamaica Kincaid was born in St. John's, Antigua.
- 208 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Sagas
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Book Synopsis
The "revelatory" (The New York Review of Books) story of an ordinary man, his century, and his home.
Jamaica Kincaid's first obsession, the island of Antigua, comes vibrantly to life under the gaze of Mr. Potter, an illiterate chauffeur who makes his living along the wide, open roads that pass the only towns he has ever seen. The sun shines squarely overhead, the ocean lies on every side, and suppressed passion fills the air. As Mr. Potter's narrative unfolds in linked vignettes, his story becomes the story of a vital, damaged community. Amid his surroundings, he struggles to live at ease: to purchase a car, to have girlfriends, and to shake off the encumbrance of his daughters--one of whom will return to Antigua after he dies and tell his story with equal measures of distance and sympathy. In Mr. Potter, Kincaid breathes life into a figure unlike any other in contemporary fiction, an individual consciousness emerging gloriously out of an unexamined life.Review Quotes
"Kincaid has, magically, transformed the reader's consciousness, so we realize with a shock that we've moved, with the narrator, from a coldhearted contempt for Mr. Potter to a kind of purified, unsentimental sympathy." --Ben Neihart, The Sun (Baltimore)
About the Author
Jamaica Kincaid was born in St. John's, Antigua. Her books include At the Bottom of the River, Annie John, Lucy, The Autobiography of My Mother, My Brother, Mr. Potter, See Now Then, and An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children (with Kara Walker). She lives in Vermont.Dimensions (Overall): 8.1 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .4 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 208
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Sagas
Publisher: Picador USA
Format: Paperback
Author: Jamaica Kincaid
Language: English
Street Date: May 7, 2024
TCIN: 89724893
UPC: 9781250340658
Item Number (DPCI): 247-38-8586
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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