{"product_id":"a-small-place","title":"A Small Place","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua, by the author of \u003ci\u003eAnnie John.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A jeremiad of great clarity and force that one might have called torrential were the language not so finely controlled.\" \u003c\/b\u003e-- Salman Rushdie\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLyrical, sardonic, and forthright, \u003ci\u003eA Small Place \u003c\/i\u003emagnifies our vision of one small place with Swiftian wit and precision. Jamaica Kincaid's expansive essay candidly appraises the ten-by-twelve-mile island in the British West Indies where she grew up, Antigua, and makes palpable the impact of European colonialism and tourism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a missive to the traveler, whether American or European, who wants to escape the banality and corruption of some large place. Kincaid, powerful and resolute, reminds us that the Antiguan people, formerly British subjects, are unable to escape the same drawbacks of their own tiny realm--that behind the benevolent Caribbean scenery are human lives, always complex and often fraught with injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJamaica Kincaid\u003c\/b\u003e was born in St. John's, Antigua. Her books include \u003ci\u003eAt the Bottom of the River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnnie John\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLucy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of My Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Brother\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMr. Potter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSee Now Then\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches at Harvard University and lives in Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jamaica Kincaid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51864961974557,"sku":"9781250340610","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9781250340610.jpg?v=1781190953","url":"https:\/\/staging.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/a-small-place","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}