![]() In 1997, with her husband, Bill Eichner, Alvarez established Alta Gracia, a sustainable coffee farm/literacy center in the Dominican Republic. ISBN10: 0452280672 Condition: Standard All Product Details Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments 'Reading Julia Alvarez's new collection of essays is like curling up with a glass of wine in one hand and the phone in the other, listening to a big-hearted, wisecracking friend share hard-earned wisdom about family, identity, and the art of writing. She is currently a writer-in-residence at Middlebury College. The easier it is to gather and visualize data, the more confident I am in the decisions I am making for the college. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Achievement in American Literature. Being able to gather, integrate, and visualize our student and financial data has helped us identify gaps in our services, specifically student-focused services. Ella saltó a la fama con las novelas Cómo perdieron el acento las niñas García (1991), En la época de las mariposas (1994) y Yo (1997). ![]() Alvarez has won numerous awards for her work, including the Pura Belpré and Américas Awards for her books for young readers, the Hispanic Heritage Award in Literature, and the F. Julia Alvarez (nacida el 27 de marzo de 1950) es una poeta, novelista y ensayista dominicana-estadounidense. Julia Alvarez is the author of novels ( How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent, In the Time of Butterflies, iYo!, In the Name of Salomé, and Saving the World), collections of poems ( Homecoming, The Other Side/ El Otro Lado, The Woman I kept to Myself), nonfiction books ( Something to Declare, Once Upon A Quinceañera: Coming of Age in the USA), and numerous books for young readers (including How Tía Lola Came to Visit/Stay, Before We Were Free, finding miracles, and Return to Sender). She illustrates the complexity of navigating two worlds and reveals the human capacity for strength in the face of oppression. Alvarez explores themes of identity, family, and cultural divides. ![]() Julia Alvarez is recognized for her extraordinary storytelling. ![]()
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