Jamaica Kincaid
Jamaica Kincaid
| Sex or gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Country of citizenship | United States |
| Birth name | Elanie Cynthia Potter Richardson |
| Given name | Jamaica |
| Family name | Kincaid |
| Date of birth | 25 Togaya ebaci 1949 |
| Place of birth | St. John's |
| Spouse | Allen Shawn |
| Child | Harold Shawn |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English language |
| Writing language | English language |
| Field of work | creative and professional writing, prose, essay, gardening |
| Employer | Harvard University, Claremont McKenna College |
| Educated at | Franconia College, Princess Margaret School |
| Floruit | 2002 |
| Ethnic group | African Americans |
| Magnum opus | Annie John, My Brother, Lucy |
| Has works in the collection | National Gallery of Art |
| Member of | American Academy of Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| Genre | garden writing |
| Copyright status as a creator | works protected by copyrights |
Jamaica Kincaid, (ah man'u Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson ela May 25,1949), enyankaci be lati garden nyan Antiguan-American wun yi'o, ah man'u St. John's ezhiti Antigua be Barbuda'o, wun dan Bennington, Vermont gbani, wun man yi purofeso nyan African and African American Studies Emerita nyan Harvard University'o.