Jamaica Kincaid

Nobel Prize-winning author and essayist

Jamaica Kincaid is a Caribbean-American author, essayist, and former journalist. She was born in St. John's, Antigua, and moved to the United States as a teenager. Kincaid is known for her novels and essays that explore themes of identity, culture, and colonialism. She has won several awards, including the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2019. Kincaid is based in New York City, USA.