biography
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Kincaid, Jamaica
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née Shawn
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pronunciation:
[kinkayd]
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| female
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| lived:
| (1949– )
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| biography:
| Writer, born in St John, Antigua, West Indies. She emigrated to New York City and became a staff writer for the New Yorker in 1976. She has won recognition for her collections of short stories, such as At the Bottom of the River (1983), and Annie John (1985), a short-story cycle. Her work is noted for its telling detail and poetic diction. |
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