Jamaica Kincaid (Giovanna Solano | THE BEACON)
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Critically acclaimed author Jamaica Kincaid spoke about her experiences as an author and read some of her work in Buckley Center Auditorium last Thursday.
Kincaid read from her most recent novel, "See Now Then," which is about a family living in a small town in New England.
Kincaid said she never writes about anything she does not have experience in, and the book was her experiment in understanding time.
Kincaid shared personal stories, including one about her second birthday and her relationship with her mother.
An avid gardener, Kincaid also spoke about the way working in the garden affects her writing.
"I don't know how I wrote before I was in the garden," she said.
Kincaid is from Antigua and teaches during the summers at Claremont McKenna College in California.
-Laura Frazier
