Jamaica Kincaid Biography, Birthday & Nationality

Jamaica Kincaid

Jamaica Kincaid Introduction:

Jamaica Kincaid is a famous Caribbean novelist and essayist, known for her award winning works such as ‘See Now Then’. To know more about her childhood, career, profile and timeline read on.

Jamaica Kincaid Biography, Awards, Facts and Family

  • Famous: African American Authors
  • Sun Sign: Gemini
  • Also Known As: Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson
  • Born In: St. John's
  • Famous As: Novelist
  • Spouse/Ex-: Allen Shawn
  • Father: Roderick Potter
  • Mother: Annie Richardson
  • Children:
    1. Annie Shawn
    2. Harold Shawn
  • Education:
    1. The New School
    2. Franconia College
  • Awards: 1984 - Morton Dauwen Zabel Award Of The American Academy Of Arts And Letters For At The Bottom Of The River 1984 - Shortlisted For The PEN/Faulkner Award For Fiction For At The Bottom Of The River 1984. 1985 - Guggenheim Award For Fiction
  • 1985 - Finalist For The International Ritz Paris Hemingway Award For Annie John 1997 - Shortlisted For The PEN/Faulkner Award For Friction For The Autobiography Of My Mother 1997 - Anisfield-Wolf Book Award For The Autobiography Of My Mother 1999 - Lannan Literary Award For Fiction 2000 - Prix Femina Étranger For My Brother 2004 - American Academy Of Arts And Letters 2009 - American Academy Of Arts And Sciences 2010 - Center For Fiction's Clifton Fadiman Medal For Annie John 2011 - Honorary Doctor Of Humane Letters From Tufts University 2014 - Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award For See Now Then Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Award.:
  • Bio: Jamaica Kincaid Is A Famous Caribbean Novelist And Essayist, Known For Her Award Winning Works Such As ‘See Now Then’. To Know More About Her Childhood, Career, Profile And Timeline Read On.