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008 010425s2001 ctu b 001 0 eng
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100 1 $aSirias, Silvio.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98038825
245 10 $aJulia Alvarez :$ba critical companion /$cSilvio Sirias.
260 $aWestport, Conn. :$bGreenwood Press,$c2001.
300 $axi, 162 pages ;$c25 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aCritical companions to popular contemporary writers,$x1082-4979
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [151]-156) and index.
505 00 $tSeries Foreword /$rKathleen Gregory Klein --$g1.$tThe Life of Julia Alvarez --$g2.$tThe Latino Novel --$g3.$tHow the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (1991) --$g4.$tIn the Time of the Butterflies (1994) --$g5.$tYo! (1997) --$g6.$tIn the Name of Salome (2000).
520 1 $a"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.
520 8 $aThis Critical Companion introduces readers to the life and works of the Dominican-American writer and examines the thematic and cultural concerns that run through her novels. Full literary analysis is provided for each, including historical context for the factually based works. In the Time of the Butterflies (1994) and In the Name of Salome (2000).
520 8 $aStudents will discover the personal and literary influences in Alvarez's writing with the help of a brief biography and a chapter on the Latino novel."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aAlvarez, Julia$xCriticism and interpretation.
650 0 $aWomen and literature$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008113456
651 0 $aDominican Republic$xIn literature.
650 0 $aDominican Americans in literature.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001006631
830 0 $aCritical companions to popular contemporary writers.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95044807
852 00 $bglx$hPS3551.L845$iZ87 2001