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About 63 pages (18,794 words) in 11 products |
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| Name: |
Julia Alvarez | | Birth Date: |
1950 | | Place of Birth: |
New York, New York, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Ethnicity: |
Hispanic American | | Gender: |
Female | | Occupations: |
novelist, poet |
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 Biography of Julia Alvarez
4,551 words, approx. 15 pages
 Julia Alvarez is a highly regarded writer and winner of many awards and fellowships, including the PEN Oakland Award, a National Endowment for the Arts Grant, and a Yaddo residency, with novels named as American Library Association Notable and National... summary from source:
 Biography of Julia Alvarez
2,541 words, approx. 9 pages
As Julia Alvarez stepped up to give a talk about her first novel, based on her Dominican family's immigration to the United States, a Dominican girl in the audience turned to her friend and said, "What she got to say to us? She's a white girl."... summary from source:
 Biography of Julia Alvarez
2,229 words, approx. 7 pages
In her poetry and prose, Julia Alvarez (born 1950) has expressed her feelings about her immigration to the United States. She was born in New York City of Dominican parents, who returned to their native land with their newborn daughter. After her... 
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Julia Álvarez Information
793 words, approx. 3 pages
 Julia Álvarez (born March 27, 1950) is a poet, novelist, and essayist. Born in New York, her parents returned to their native Dominican Republic when she was three months of age and raised her there until she was ten. In 1960, the family fled back to...
Literary Criticism
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 Interview by Julia Alvarez with Catherine Wiley
3,609 words, approx. 12 pages
Wiley is an American educator and critic who has written works on feminism and drama. In the following interview, Alvarez discusses such subjects as her identity as a Latina, the Women's movement, and her family.
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Julia Alvarez
1,126 words, approx. 4 pages
In the following essay, Alvarez discusses issues of color in relationship to the Dominican immigrant experience.
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Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 96%Julia Alvarez
2,727 words, approx. 9 pages
Long essay about the American author Julia Alvarez summary from source:
Essay Grade: 75%Becoming a Butterfly Rules
410 words, approx. 1 pages
In her talk titled "Chasing the Butterflies", Julia Alvarez explains that the "butterfly" in which she is speaking of is not "any touchy-feely, gushy Hallmark-card, sentimentalized definition of butterfly."
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| 1 Encyclopedia Article |
| 5 Literature Criticism Essays |
| 2 Student Essays |
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