Caribbean genesis : Jamaica Kincaid and the writing of new worlds / Jana Evans Braziel.

Author/creator Braziel, Jana Evans, 1967-
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbany : State University of New York Press, ©2009.
Descriptionviii, 237 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction: Caribbean genesis, alterbiography, and the writing of new worlds -- Alterrains of "blackness" in At the bottom of the river -- Jablesse, obeah, and Caribbean cosmogonies in At the bottom of the river -- The diabolic as diasporic in Annie John and Lucy -- Genre, genealogy, and genocide in The autobiography of my mother -- Death and the biographical autograph in My brother -- Genre, genealogy, and genesis in Mr. Potter.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207-231) and index.
LCCN 2008005525
ISBN9780791476536 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0791476537 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PR 9275.A583 K56433 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold