Jamaica Kincaid (Novelist ) was born in Barbados, West Indies, Caribbean on a Wednesday, May 25, 1949 🎈. Jamaica Kincaid is 75 years old. She is a Gemini ♊ and was born in the Year of the Ox 🐂.
Antiguan novelist, essayist, and gardening expert whose fiction and non-fiction works often explore themes of colonialism, imperialism, and racism. Her novels include Lucy (1990) and Mr. Potter (2002), and her non-fiction works include A Small Place (1988) and My Garden Book (2001).
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| FULL NAME: | Jamaica Kincaid |
| BIRTH DATE: | May 25, 1949 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Barbados, West Indies, Caribbean |
| AGE: | 75 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Gemini |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Ox |
About
Jamaica Kincaid is a Novelist. Jamaica was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
She was born Elaine Potter Richardson and changed her name to Jamaica Kincaid upon the publication of her first work. She married Allen Shawn, with whom she had two children: Harold and Annie. Find out who is Jamaica Kincaid dating right now.
She grew up in poverty in Antigua and later worked in Westchester, New York as an au pair. Before beginning her literary career, she briefly attended Franconia College in New Hampshire.
DID YOU KNOW She converted to Judaism.
FACT She and Jim Carroll both published their work in The Paris Review.
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Birthday
Currently, Jamaica Kincaid is 75 years old. Her next birthday is away. Jamaica will celebrate her 76th birthday on a Wednesday, May 25th. She shares a birthday with everyone who was born on May 25, 1949. Below is the countdown to her upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Jamaica Kincaid’s zodiac sign is Gemini. People born between May 21st and June 20th belong to the third sign in the zodiac, Gemini. Geminis are known for being curious, charismatic, extroverted, and clever. Aries & Leo are the most compatible signs for Geminis.
Famous Gemini celebrities are Kanye West, Angelina Jolie, Kendrick Lamar, Azealia Banks, Iggy Azalea, Natalie Portman, and Prince. Gemini ruling planet is Mercury. Astrologically, Mercury symbolizes communication. It is the closest planet planet to the sun.
Jamaica Kincaid was born in the Year of the Ox. People born in the Year of the Ox are honest, contemplative, observant, determined, cautious, and loyal. They can also sometimes be self-righteous, stubborn, petty, egotistical, judgmental, and overly cautious.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Jamaica Kincaid is a 75 years old Novelist, born in May, in the Year of the Ox (1949), and is a Gemini. Her life path number is 8. Jamaica’s birthstone is Emerald, and her birth flower is Lily of the valley. You may also check out all famous birthdays in May or specifically birthdays on May 25.
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