Novels
- Annie John (1985)
- Lucy (1990)
- The Autobiography of My Mother (1996)
- Mr Potter (2002)
- See Now Then (2013)[a]
Short fiction
- Collections
- At the Bottom of the River (1983)
- Stories[b]
Title | Year | First published | Reprinted/collected | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ovando | 1989 | Conjunctions 14: 75–83 | ||
The finishing line | 1990 | New York Times Book Review 18 |
- "Biography of a Dress" (1992), Grand Street 11: 92–100[c]
- "Song of Roland" (1993), The New Yorker 69: 94–98
- "Xuela" (1994), The New Yorker, 70: 82–92
Non-fiction
- "Antigua Crossings: A Deep and Blue Passage on the Caribbean Sea" (1978), Rolling Stone: 48–50.
- "Figures in the Distance" (1983)
- A Small Place (1988)
- "On Seeing England for the First Time" (1991), Transition Magazine 51: 32–40
- "Out of Kenya" (1991), The New York Times: A15, A19, with Ellen Pall
- "Flowers of Evil: In the Garden" (1992), The New Yorker 68: 154–159
- "A Fire by Ice" (1993), The New Yorker 69: 64–67
- "Just Reading: In the Garden" (1993), The New Yorker 69: 51–55
- "Alien Soil: In the Garden" (1993), The New Yorker 69: 47–52
- "This Other Eden" (1993), The New Yorker 69: 69–73
- "The Season Past: In the Garden" (1994), The New Yorker 70: 57–61
- "In Roseau" (1995), The New Yorker 71: 92–99.
- "In History" (1997), The Colors of Nature
- My Brother (1997)
- My Favorite Plant: Writers and Gardeners on the Plants they Love (1998), Editor
- Talk Stories (2001)
- My Garden (Book) (2001)
- Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalayas (2005)
- "A heap of disturbance". In the Garden. The New Yorker. 96 (26): 24–26. September 7, 2020.[d]
- "Time with Pryor". The Talk of the Town. January 12, 1976. The New Yorker. 98 (26): 16–17. August 29, 2022.[e][f]
Children's books
- Annie, Gwen, Lilly, Pam, and Tulip (1986)
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- Notes
- ^ Lee, Felicia R. (February 4, 2013). "Jamaica Kincaid Isn't Writing About Her Life, She Says". The New York Times. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ Short stories unless otherwise noted.
- ^ Kincaid, Jamaica. "Biography of a Dress". Short Story Project. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ Online version is titled "The disturbances of the garden".
- ^ Originally published in the January 12, 1976 issue.
- ^ Online version is titled "Richard Pryor: 'I was born under the sign of funny'".