Annie John
1985 novel by Jamaica Kincaid / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the judge of Kerala High Court, see Annie John (judge).
Annie John, a novel written by Jamaica Kincaid in 1985, details the growth of a girl in Antigua, an island in the Caribbean. It covers issues as diverse as mother-daughter relationships, same-sex attraction, racism, clinical depression, poverty, education, and the struggle between medicine based on "scientific fact" and that based on "native superstitious know-how".
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Author | Jamaica Kincaid |
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Country | Antigua |
Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Hill & Wang Pub (US) & Vintage (UK) |
Publication date | March 1985 |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 160 p. (paperback edition) |
ISBN | 0-374-10521-9 (hardback edition) & ISBN 0-09-977381-3 (UK paperback edition) |
OCLC | 11550274 |
813/.54 19 | |
LC Class | PR9275.A583 K5634 |
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