CRITICISM

Dutton, Wendy. “Merge and Separate: Jamaica Kincaid's Fiction.” World Literature Today 63, no. 3 (summer 1989): 406-10.

Explores the connection between At the Bottom of the River and Annie John.

Ismond, Patricia. “Jamaica Kincaid: “First They Must Be Children”.” WLWE 28, no. 2 (autumn 1988): 336-41.

Considers the theme of childhood in Kincaid's work.

James, Louis. “Reflections, and The Bottom of the River: The Transformation of Caribbean Experience in the Fiction of Jamaica Kincaid.” Wasafiri, no. 9 (winter 1988-89): 15-17.

Discusses issues of self-awareness, alienation, and female identity in At the Bottom of the River and Annie John.

Additional coverage of Kincaid's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: African American Writers, Ed. 2; American Writers Supplement, Vol. 7; Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 13; Black Literature Criticism, Ed. 2; Black Writers, Eds. 2, 3; British Writers Supplement, Vol. 7; Children's Literature Review, Vol. 63; Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography Supplement; Concise Dictionary of World Literary Biography, Vol. 3; Contemporary Authors, Vol. 125; Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Vols. 47, 59, 95; Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vols. 43, 68, 137; Contemporary Novelists, Ed. 7; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vols. 157, 227; DISCovering Authors Modules: Multicultural Authors and Novelists; DISCovering Authors 3.0; Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century, Ed. 3; Exploring Short Stories; Feminist Writers; Literary Movements for Students, Vol. 2; Literature and Its Times Supplement, Ed. 1; Literature of Developing Nations for Students, Vol. 1; Literature Resource Center; Major 20th-Century Writers, Ed. 2; Nonfiction Classics for Students, Vol. 1; Novels for Students, Vol. 3; Short Stories for Students, Vols. 5, 7; St. James Guide to Young Adult Writers; Twayne's United States Authors; and World Writers in English, Vol. 1.