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Julia Alvarez (born March 27, 1950) is an American New Formalist poet, novelist, and essayist. She rose to prominence with the novels How the García Girls Lost Their Accents (1991), In the Time of the Butterflies (1994), and Yo!
"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."
I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I'll be at the table When company comes. Nobody'll dare Say to me "Eat in the kitchen," Then. Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed,— I, too, am America.
Timed to Hispanic Heritage Month, “Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined” will premiere on Tuesday, Sept, 17 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS. The program will be presented by “American Masters” and the LPB ...
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This is a list of some of the most important writers from Latin America, organized by cultural region and nationality. The focus is on Latin American literature . Andeans
Alvarez, of course, is the author of In the Time of the Butterflies, a fictionalized version of the story of the revolutionary Mirabal sisters, four Dominican women who fought the dictatorship of ...