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Can I read My Brother on EtoBox?

My Brother by Jamaica Kincaid, Sabine Herting is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

What is My Brother about?

Jamaica Kincaid's brother Devon Drew died of AIDS on January 19, 1996, at the age of thirty-three. The youngest of four children, highly intelligent, well read, and a charming, handsome, and seductive personality, he had also been involved in a murder at the age of fourteen, adopted the manner of a Rastafarian, and been a heavy user of drugs. A dreamer who aroused both love and anger, he died painfully and alone in his mother's house. Jamaica Kincaid's incantatory, poetic, and shockingly frank recounting of her brother's story is also the story of her family on the island of Antigua, a constellation revolving around the powerful, sometimes threatening figure of the writer's mother. The unblinking investigation of a life that ended too early speaks volumes about the difficult truths at the heart of all families.

Who reads My Brother?

It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.

Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.

Author
Jamaica Kincaid, Sabine Herting
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux; Brand: Farrar Straus Giroux
Published
2002
Language
EN
ISBN
9781466828865
Category
children's
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Children'S, Humanities
Rating
3.64 / 5 (30 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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