Jamaica Kincaid

1949 -

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

genre: novel, garden writing

country of citizenship: United States of America

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: Franconia College, Princess Margaret School

occupation: writer, novelist, playwright, university teacher, essayist, gardener

award received: Guggenheim Fellowship, Prix Femina étranger, Dan David Prize, American Book Awards, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, honorary doctor of Brandeis University, Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-Monde

Jamaica Kincaid (; born May 25, 1949) is an Antiguan-American novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer. She was born in St. John's, Antigua (part of the twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda). She lives in North Bennington, Vermont and is Professor of African and African American Studies in Residence at Harvard University during the academic year. Source: Wikipedia (en)