Mr. Potter

Mr. Potter - Paperback

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Mr. Potter - Paperback

Mr. Potter - Paperback

by Jamaica Kincaid
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by Jamaica Kincaid (Author)

The "revelatory" (The New York Review of Books) story of an ordinary man, his century, and his home.

Jamaica Kincaid's first obsession, the island of Antigua, comes vibrantly to life under the gaze of Mr. Potter, an illiterate chauffeur who makes his living along the wide, open roads that pass the only towns he has ever seen. The sun shines squarely overhead, the ocean lies on every side, and suppressed passion fills the air.

As Mr. Potter's narrative unfolds in linked vignettes, his story becomes the story of a vital, damaged community. Amid his surroundings, he struggles to live at ease: to purchase a car, to have girlfriends, and to shake off the encumbrance of his daughters--one of whom will return to Antigua after he dies and tell his story with equal measures of distance and sympathy.

In Mr. Potter, Kincaid breathes life into a figure unlike any other in contemporary fiction, an individual consciousness emerging gloriously out of an unexamined life.

Author Biography

Jamaica Kincaid was born in St. John's, Antigua. Her books include At the Bottom of the River, Annie John, Lucy, The Autobiography of My Mother, My Brother, and See Now Then. She teaches at Harvard University and lives in Vermont.

Number of Pages: 208
Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN
Publication Date: May 07, 2024
ISBN9781250340658
Author Jamaica Kincaid
PublisherPicador USA
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 2024
LanguageENG- English
Pages208
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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