Caribbean genesis : Jamaica Kincaid and the writing of new worlds

Philosophical exploration of Jamaica Kincaid’s entire literary oeuvre. By Exploring The Breadth Of Jamaica Kincaid's Writings, This Book Reveals Her Work's Transmutations Of Genre, Specifically Those Of Autobiography, Biography, And History In Relation To The Forces Of Creation And Destruction In The Caribbean. Jana Evans Braziel Examines Kincaid's Preoccupation With Genealogy, Genesis, And Genocide In The Caribbean; Her Adaptations Of Biblical Texts For Her Literary Oeuvre; And Her Authorial Deployments Of The Diabolic As Frames For Both Rethinking The Boundaries Of Genre And Altering Notions Of Subjectivity, Objectivity, Self, And Other. --book Jacket. Introduction: Caribbean Genesis, Alterbiography, And The Writing Of New Worlds -- Alterrains Of Blackness In At The Bottom Of The River -- Jablesse, Obeah, And Caribbean Cosmogonies In At The Bottom Of The River -- The Diabolic As Diasporic In Annie John And Lucy -- Genre, Genealogy, And Genocide In The Autobiography Of My Mother -- Death And The Biographical Autograph In My Brother -- Genre, Genealogy, And Genesis In Mr. Potter. Jana Evans Braziel. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 207-231) And Index. Introduction : "A broken plate ..." : Caribbean genesis, alterbiography, and the writing of new worlds "Darkness was over the surface of the deep" : alterrains of "blackness" in At the bottom of the river (1983) "In the night" : jablesse, obeah, and Caribbean cosmogonies in At the bottom of the river (1983) "Rooting for the Devil : the diabolic as diasporic in Annie John (1985) and Lucy (1990) Damning history : genre, genealogy, and genocide in The autobiography of my mother (1996) Fallen angels: death and the biographical Autograph in my brother (1997) "Another line was born ..." : genre, genealogy and genesis in Mr. Potter (2002).