A Small Place

by

Jamaica Kincaid

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Antigua

In A Small Place, Jamaica Kincaid offers the island nation of Antigua as a microcosm—a small world that provides lessons that one can apply to the larger world—in which to examine the legacies of…

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Library

The library in the Antiguan capital of St. John’s symbolizes Jamaica Kincaid’s ambivalent feelings about colonialism in her native land of Antigua. The old, colonial library was a grand, peaceful, and beautiful place…

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Mill Reef Club

The Mill Reef Club exemplifies the ways in which racism and white supremacy continue to shape the trajectory of independent Antigua, especially in relationship to the tourist industry there. Founded by people who wanted…

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