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In the Time of the Butterflies is a historical fiction [1] novel by Julia Alvarez, relating a fictionalized account of the Mirabal sisters during the time of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. The book is written in the first and third person, by and about the Mirabal sisters.
The Cemetery of Untold Stories: A Novel (2024) is a work of magical realism and the seventh novel by Dominican-American writer Julia Alvarez.The book follows Alma, a prolific author who, after retiring from her teaching job and writing career, inherits a plot of land in the Dominican Republic where she decides to create a cemetery for her unfinished manuscripts and notes.
Alvarez describes the language of the character of Laura as "a mishmash of mixed-up idioms and sayings". [41] In 2001, Julia Alvarez published her first children's picture book, “The Secret Footprints”. This book was written by Alvarez, and illustrated by Fabian Negrin. The book was about the Ciguapas, which are part of a Dominican legend.
"Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined" covers her breakout semi-autobiographical novel "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" and her searing bestseller "In the Time of the Butterflies."
The award-winning author of 'The Cemetery of Untold Stories' on Angie Cruz, 'To The Lighthouse,' and The Book That Made Her Miss a Train Stop.
Acclaimed writer Julia Alvarez will be the focus of a new documentary for PBS from “American Masters” and Latino Public Broadcasting. Timed to Hispanic Heritage Month, “Julia Alvarez: A Life ...
Isabel Allende: City of the Beasts, Kingdom of the Golden Dragon, Forest of the Pygmies; David Almond: Kit's Wilderness, Heaven Eyes, Clay; Elaine M. Alphin: Counterfeit Son; Adi Alsaid: Let's Get Lost, Never Always Sometimes; Julia Alvarez: How the García Girls Lost Their Accents, Yo!, Before We Were Free
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents is a 1991 novel written by Dominican-American poet, novelist, and essayist Julia Alvarez.Told in reverse chronological order and narrated from shifting perspectives, the story spans more than thirty years in the lives of four sisters, beginning with their adult lives in the United States and ending with their childhood in the Dominican Republic, a ...