{"product_id":"talk-stories-9781250340627","title":"Talk Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJamaica Kincaid's collected writings for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker'\u003c\/i\u003es \"Talk of the Town\" record her first impressions of snobbish, mobbish New York.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTalk Stories \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of Jamaica Kincaid's original writing for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker'\u003c\/i\u003es \"Talk of the Town,\" composed during the time when she first arrived in the United States from Antigua, from 1978 to 1983. Kincaid developed a unique voice, both in sync with William Shawn's tone for the quintessential elite magazine and (though unsigned) all her own--wonderingly alive to the ironies and screwball details that characterized her adopted city. The book also reflects Kincaid's development as a young writer--the newcomer who sensitively records her impressions here takes root to become one of our most respected authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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, My Brother\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMr. Potter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSee Now Then\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches at Harvard University and lives in Vermont.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644334870802,"sku":"9781250340627","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2df06d89-fde4-4591-a34c-387036225ed7.jpg?v=1733107331","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/talk-stories-9781250340627","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}