Musician Dictionary

Jamaica Kincaid

Antiguan-American novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer (born 1949) · writer

DescriptionAntiguan-American novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer (born 1949)
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Born1949-05-25
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BirthplaceSt. John's St. John's
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AreaUnited States
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CountryUS
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CitizenshipUnited States
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Occupationuniversity teacher gardener writer essayist novelist playwright docent
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Genresgarden writing
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Member ofAmerican Academy of Arts and Letters American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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AwardsPrix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-Monde Dan David Prize Prix Femina étranger American Book Awards Guggenheim Fellowship honorary doctor of Brandeis University Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
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