Sunday, November 1, 2009

"Get Jamaica" Clarifies Confusion About Jamaica Kincaid, the Place

Question: (Jamaican reader emails question)

Where is Jamaica Kincaid?

Answer: "Jamaica Kincaid is not a location-a very very very common misunderstanding."

"Her real name is Cynthia Potter Richardson."

"Lucy is a description of her (Kincaid's) adulthood in coming to America."

"Go to Amazon.com and you can find... An Autobiography of her Mother"

Interesting (mis)-information from Jamaican news source http://www.getjamaica.com/

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