Annie John

Annie John har en lycklig och bekymmerslös barndom på den karibiska ön Antigua. Som tioåring är hennes favoritsysselsättning att se på när modern plockar fram minnen ur den gamla koffert som rymmer hela hennes liv. Men Annie är inte tio år för evi...

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»Vilken bok! Jamaica Kincaids roman är ypperligt välskriven, hon fogar ord till ord på ett sätt som är få förunnat.« Therese Eriksson, Upsala Nya Tidning »En bok som övertygar från första ordet till sista.« Johan Dahlbäck, Göteborgs-Posten »Det är...

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Annie John har en lycklig och bekymmerslös barndom på den karibiska ön Antigua. Som tioåring är hennes favoritsysselsättning att se på när modern plockar fram minnen ur den gamla koffert som rymmer hela hennes liv. Men Annie är inte tio år för evi...

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A haunting and tragicomic tale of the end of childhood, Annie John is told with Jamaica Kincaids trademark candour and complexity, and is a true coming-of-age classic. An adored only child growing up in Antigua, Annie has until recently lived a pe...

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Since its publication in 1985, Annie John has become one of the most widely taught novels in American high schools. Part of its appeal lies in its unique setting, the island of Antigua. This interdisciplinary collection of 30 primary documents and...

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The essential, urgent coming-of-age novel by Jamaica Kincaid, a re-inventor of the form. Since her first, prize-winning collection of stories, At the Bottom of the River , Jamaica Kincaid's work has been met with nothing short of amazement. The Ne...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Ther...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Ther...

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A Study Guide for Jamaica Kincaid's "Annie John," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions ...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Ther...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Ther...

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The essential coming-of-age novel by Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John is a haunting and provocative story of a young girl growing up on the island of Antigua. Kincaid's novel focuses on a universal, tragic, and often comic theme: the loss of childhood....

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Jamaica Kincaid presents a haunting and provocative story of a young girl growing up on the island of Antigua.An adored only child, Annie has until recently lived an idyllic life. She is inseparable from her beautiful mother, a powerful presence a...

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A haunting and tragicomic tale of the end of childhood, Annie John is told with Jamaica Kincaid?s trademark candour and complexity, and is a true coming-of-age classic. An adored only child growing up in Antigua, Annie has until recently lived a p...

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Water on a Flat Rock gives readers an intimate portrayal of John and Annie Coker, from their marriage in 1819 through the Trail of Tears and the Civil War, and opens with words from Annie herself: "Osiyo. I am Annie. I have come here to this ...

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Annie Johns Kindheit auf der Karibikinsel Antigua scheint rundum unbeschwert. Wissbegierig, frohlich und ein wenig frech, wie sie ist, macht sie taglich neue und hochst erstaunliche Entdeckungen: dass auch Kinder sterben konnen zum Beispiel und wi...

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»Vilken bok! Jamaica Kincaids roman är ypperligt välskriven, hon fogar ord till ord på ett sätt som är få förunnat.« Therese Eriksson, Upsala Nya Tidning »En bok som övertygar från första ordet till sista.« Johan Dahlbäck, Göteborgs-Posten »Det är...

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Niin neonkirkasta kerrontaa, että perinteinen nuoren tytön kasvutarina lapsesta murrosikäiseksi suorastaan hohtaa outoutta. The Los Angeles Times Palvottu ainokainen, Annie, on elänyt lapsuutensa paratiisillisessa idyllissä Antiguan saarella kaksi...

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