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Lucy Lesson Plan

About the Author

Born Elaine Potter Richardson on May 25, 1949 in St. John's, Antigua, Jamaica Kincaid is a Caribbean literary luminary, having published over dozens of books and short stories. Broadly speaking, her work engages themes of Black feminism, colonialism, sexuality, class, power, coming of age, racism, and imperialism. She is the recipient of the Dan David Prize in Literature, among a host of other awards and accolades.

Kincaid grew up in St. John's, Antigua, a British colony, with her working-class mother and stepfather. She and her mother maintained a relatively close relationship up until she was nine years old, at which point her mother had three sons, and focused less on the needs of her...

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