Stories gives voice to those who have been affected by Yolanda Garcia - Yo for short. In her novel Yo!, published in 1997, Alvarez revisits the Garcia sisters, and in the form of short Alvarez went on to publish a second collection of poetry in 1995, The Other Side: El Otro They were called “Las Mariposas” (Theīut-terflies). In this historical novel, she introduces theĪmerican public to the legendary Mirabal sisters who gave their lives defying the oppressiveĭicta-torship that was in place in the Dominican Republic. In 1994, Alvarez published In the Time of the Butterflies, an American Library Association Notableīook and a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Of the girls struggle to find their place somewhere in-between the two distinct cultures to which theyīelong - that of the American mainstream and of the country from which they came. In fifteen interconnected stories, Alvarez tells It tells of the experience of the four Garcia sisters, who, like Alvarez,Ĭame to New York City from the Dominican Republic. This remains her most recognized novel, for which she won the PEN Inġ984, Homecoming, a book of poems, was published.īiography Julia Alvarez Quick Facts * Born in 1950 * Works center on Latina/o culture and themes * Spent much of her early childhood in the Dominican RepublicĪlthough poetry was her first love, Alvarez moved on to write prose. During this time, Alvarez has also been a prolific writer. Schools at all levels, and she is currently a tenured professor at Since then, she has taught literature and writing in In English.” In 1975 Alvarez received an MA in Creative Writing from I didn’t know you could put ‘amorcito’ in a story I thought I had to write like them in order toīe a writer in English. In describing herĬollege experience, she says: “When I went to college, we read a little Gradu-ated summa cum laude from Middlebury College. In college, Alvarez studied literature and writing, and in 1971 she By the time she was in high school, she knew that she wanted Were encouraged to discover their talents, contributed to her becomingĪn author. United States where she was surrounded by books, and where women As an immigrant,īooks provided a world for her in which she did not feel isolated.Īl-though coming from a traditional family where she received noĮncour-agement to pursue a career and was expected to become a housewife,Īlvarez’s love of words won over. EvenĪs a child, she had a passion for listening to stories. Language, Alvarez began writing and made language her homeland. Uprooted from her native country, culture, and “Alvarez’s honest grappling with her caught-between-two-cultures experience is compelling.In 1960, at the age of ten, Julia Alvarez arrived in the United States from “Fascinating, exhaustively researched.”- The Washington Post “ brings a critical eye to long-held myths… Each page is a love song to the cultural ties that bind generations of women from a diverse group of countries.”- Chicago Sun-Times “A journey into experiencing a vital, exuberant ritual of modern Latino life… As an author, Alvarez is a terrific tour guide.”- The Seattle Times Alvarez’s novelistic eye makes Once Upon a Quinceañera an intimate, intoxicating read.”- San Francisco Chronicle “Una novela con un tremendo poder… un libro bello y valiente.”- West Coast Review of Books “Maravilloso… una narración enriquecedora… entrelaza hábilmente la realidad y la ficción hasta alcanzar un sobrecogedor clímax.”- Newsweek “Un regalo de amor sinfónico y espléndido… un magnífico tesoro para todas las culturas y todos los tiempos… una novela que celebra la corriente de vida que fluye entre las mujeres, conectándolas y dándolas coraje para luchar por la justicia y la resistencia, y corazones para amar y perdonar libremente… Julia Alvarez es una escritora asombrosa.”- St. Alvarez nos hace un regalo cargado de rara generosidad y coraje.”- The San Diego Union-Tribune “Un libro importante… emocionalmente sobrecogedor.
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