Novelist, essayist, poet and short story writer, Jamaica Kincaid is very popular all over the world. She was born in 1949 in little Antigua, her mother named her Elaine Potter Richardson. She did not know her father but she lived with her stepfather; at that time Antigua was one of the British colonies, so she was educated in this system.

She lived on the island until she was sixteen when she went to the United States and began working as an au pair for an American couple.

When he began to write, he changed his name because he feared that the islanders would not understand his work. It was such that most of her writing was based on the West Indies and she did not return to the islands for nineteen years.

Her career began from her association with characters on the literary scene in New York in the 1970s. She had made many close friends by this time and even started out as a magazine editor.

A well established editor of the New Yorker asked her to write an article for his magazine and this was where her trademark style was exposed and this resulted in her becoming a regular writer for the magazine.

Jamaica Kincaid received much criticism from her readers and intrepid critics alike, but she continued her lyrical style and was a force to be reckoned with in the field of writing. The first book she published was called “At the bottom of the river” and it was a collection of stories.

From this first book reflections of those that would follow him could be seen, delving into topics such as mother-daughter relationships, politics, the search for one’s own identity, sexuality, dissatisfaction with the homeland and many other controversial topics.

Kincaid can be described as a writer who sometimes lived in an imaginary world, as her work takes you on interesting journeys and leaves you with questions. Some people would consider her work to belong in a small catalogue, but she definitely draws a lot of attention for her modest work.

Some of the other materials written by her include Annie John, The Autobiography of My Mother, A Small Place, My Brother, Lucy, and others. Most of her work could be considered an autobiography since references were made to her life, her family and the island where she was born.

He received numerous awards; the book “At the bottom of the river” earned him awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She received the Prix Femina Etranger for the novel titled My Brother and she was also nominated for a Pen Faulkner Award. Her life is as interesting as her work and sometimes it is difficult to find details about this renowned writer.

But she has carved out her own distinctive space in America’s literary arena with her fictions that vividly depict many of life’s common situations.

What we do know is that she lives with her husband Allen Shawn, who is a college professor and composer. Her two children, Harold and Annie, also lived with them in Burlington, Vermont. She is a convert from Judaism who firmly believes in her faith.