A Small Place is a work of creative nonfiction published in 1988 by Jamaica Kincaid. A book-length essay drawing on Kincaid's experiences growing up in Antigua, it can be read as an indictment of the Antiguan government, the tourist industry and Antigua's British colonial legacy.
The book, written in four sections, "combines social and cultural critique with autobiography and a history of imperialism to offer a powerful portrait of (post)colonial Antigua."[1]
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The Question and Answer section for A Small Place is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Tourists are described as marveling at the "simple" way the local people live.... often struggling and in poverty. In the meantime, the locals are often barred from holding better jobs. She also notes that the locals find the tourists' invasion...
Kincaid describes the library as The Earthquake.
Do you mean things that don't work?
