Jamaica Kincaid: the Picasso of Literature "Far out, to the horizon, the colour of the water is navy-blue; nearer, the water is the colour of the North American sky . . . the water is pale, silvery, clear, so clear . . ." Kincaid, A Small Place This tropical heaven of the Carribean island Antigua serves as a physical and symbolic backdrop for the "paradise turned hell." Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid. is not a book which will appeal to younger …showed first 75 words of 735 total…

…showed last 75 words of 735 total…her audience by her accurate and candid portrait of adolescence. In summary, Kincaid's novel is a masterpiece. It has the depth, texture, and color of a Picasso, and is then melded into art through the simplicity of the text, and the depth behind it. Readers will be personally drawn into the novel, because the authentic depiction of adolescence. This novel will speak loudly to anyone who has felt unaccepted in some aspect of their life.