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Caribbean genesis : Jamaica Kincaid and the writing of new worlds / Jana Evans Braziel.
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- ISBN: 0791476537 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780791476536 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780791476543
- Physical Description: viii, 237 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Albany : State University of New York Press, c2009.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-231) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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| Subject: | Kincaid, Jamaica > Criticism and interpretation. |
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Caribbean Genesis : Jamaica Kincaid and the Writing of New Worlds
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgments | p. vii | |
| Introduction: Caribbean Genesis, Alterbiography, and the Writing of New Worlds | p. 1 | |
| 1 | Alterrains of "Blackness" in At the Bottom of the River | p. 21 |
| 2 | Jablesse, Obeah, and Caribbean Cosmogonies in At the Bottom of the River | p. 53 |
| 3 | The Diabolic as Diasporic in Annie John and Lucy | p. 79 |
| 4 | Genre, Genealogy, and Genocide in The Autobiography of My Mother | p. 101 |
| 5 | Death and the Biographical Autograph in My Brother | p. 129 |
| 6 | Genre, Genealogy, and Genesis in Mr. Potter | p. 175 |
| Notes | p. 197 | |
| Bibliography | p. 207 | |
| Index | p. 233 |
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