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"Julia Alvarez made her mark on the American literary horizon with the 1991 publication of her debut novel How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, a story based on her own family's bicultural experiences. Readers and critics alike quickly discovered the writer's penchant for extracting humor from hardship, and weaving personal history into vivid prose. Within a decade, Alvarez had published three more highly acclaimed novels, including Yo! (1997), a delightful sequel to her first novel. This Critical Companion introduces readers to the life and works of the Dominican-American writer and…
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4 editions- Other · English · 2002ABC-CLIO, LLC · 9780313326240
- Other · English · 2001ABC-CLIO, LLC · 9781429475426
- Other · English · 2001Greenwood Press · 162 pages · 9780313309939
- Other · English · 2001ABC-CLIO, LLC · 9780313075780
Dominican Americans in literatureIn literatureCriticism and interpretationWomen and literatureHistoryDominican Americans in literature.Dominican Republic -- In literature.Women authors