Julia Alvarez: A Critical Companion

by Silvio Sirias

Book Overview

Julia Alvarez made her mark on the American literary horizon with the 1991 publication of her debut novel How the Garc D'ia 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313309930
• ISBN13: 9780313309939
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"