{"product_id":"mr-potter-paperback","title":"Mr. Potter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJamaica Kincaid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"revelatory\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e) story of an ordinary man, his century, and his home. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJamaica Kincaid's first obsession, the island of Antigua, comes vibrantly to life under the gaze of Mr. Potter, an illiterate chauffeur who makes his living along the wide, open roads that pass the only towns he has ever seen. The sun shines squarely overhead, the ocean lies on every side, and suppressed passion fills the air. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Mr. Potter's narrative unfolds in linked vignettes, his story becomes the story of a vital, damaged community. Amid his surroundings, he struggles to live at ease: to purchase a car, to have girlfriends, and to shake off the encumbrance of his daughters--one of whom will return to Antigua after he dies and tell his story with equal measures of distance and sympathy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Mr. Potter\u003c\/i\u003e, Kincaid breathes life into a figure unlike any other in contemporary fiction, an individual consciousness emerging gloriously out of an unexamined life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJamaica Kincaid\u003c\/b\u003e was born in St. John's, Antigua. Her books include \u003ci\u003eAt the Bottom of the River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnnie John\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLucy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of My Mother, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMy Brother\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSee Now Then\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches at Harvard University and lives in Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41731345186951,"sku":"9781250340658","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/055422bde4ce605d39b26e41c7350980.webp?v=1734093761","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/mr-potter-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}