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    Julia Álvarez is a Dominican-American novelist, poet, and essayist born in New York City in 1950 to Dominican parents. She received a Bachelor's degree from Middlebury College and a Master's in Creative Writing from Syracuse University. Álvarez has written several acclaimed novels including How the García Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of the Butterflies. She currently teaches English and literature at Middlebury College in Vermont.

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    Julia Álvarez is a Dominican-American novelist, poet, and essayist born in New York City in 1950 to Dominican parents. She received a Bachelor's degree from Middlebury College and a Master's in Creative Writing from Syracuse University. Álvarez has written several acclaimed novels including How the García Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of the Butterflies. She currently teaches English and literature at Middlebury College in Vermont.

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    Julia Álvarez is a Dominican-American novelist, poet, and essayist born in New York City in 1950 to Dominican parents. She received a Bachelor's degree from Middlebury College and a Master's in Creative Writing from Syracuse University. Álvarez has written several acclaimed novels including How the García Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of the Butterflies. She currently teaches English and literature at Middlebury College in Vermont.

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    Julia Álvarez

    March 27, 1950


    Álvarez was born on March 27, 1950

    Biography in Julia New York City and is the


    daughter of Dominican parents, who
    returned to her native country
    shortly after her birth, although ten
    years later, her family was forced to
    flee the country due to their
    ideology. anti- Trujillo. She is a
    Dominican-American novelist, poet,
    and essayist.
    Julia Álvarez
    Álvarez has written novels, of which the
    following stand out: How the García Girls Lost
    Their Accents, In the Time of the Butterflies, Yo!,
    In the Name of Salomé, Saving the World and
    Beyond. John Jay College, The City University
    of New York, awarded her an Honorary
    Doctorate in Human Sciences in 1996, and in
    September 2000 she was declared Woman of the
    Year by Latina Magazine.

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    STUDIES
    She began her university studies at Connecticut College and
    concluded them at Middlebury College where she graduated with a
    Bachelor of Arts degree (1971). She has a master's degree in Creative
    Writing from Syracuse University (1975).

    She has taught English and literature at California State College


    (1977)), Phillips Andover Academy (1979-1981), University of Vermont
    (1981-1983), and at the University of Illinois (1985-1988).

    She was writer-in-residence at Mary Williams Elementary School (1978)


    and George Washington University (1984-1985). Part of her poetic and
    narrative production appears in numerous magazines in the United
    States, Latin America, Europe and the Caribbean.

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    Novels

    HOW THE GARCÍA IN THE TIME OF THE


    !YO! GIRLS LOST THEIR BUTTERFLIES MÁS ALLÁ
    ACCENTS

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    Her novels have been praised by the most
    important media outlets in the United
    States and Latin America, including The
    New York Times. Her first novel, How the
    Garcia Girls Lost their Accent, was named
    Book of the Year in 1991 by the New York
    Times Book Review and Library Journal.

    In 1994, In The Time of the Butterflies, her


    second novel, was nominated best book
    of the year by the National Book Critics
    and chosen best book of 1994 by the
    American Library Association. She writes
    in English and resides in Vermont, where
    she has served as an English professor at
    Middlebury College since 1988.

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    On July 28, 2014, President Barack Obama awarded
    the National Medal of Arts to the poet, novelist and
    essayist of Dominican origin, Julia Álvarez. The
    writer was awarded at the White House for her
    contributions to the arts and humanities.

    "In poetry and prose, (...) Álvarez explores themes


    of identity, family, and cultural differences. She
    illustrates the complexity in navigating two worlds
    and reveals the human capacity for resistance in
    the face of oppression," Obama said at the
    ceremony.
    Julia Alvarez is a leading figure
    in contemporary literature. Her
    work continues to be read and
    studied around the world, and
    her legacy lives on in promoting
    cultural diversity and social
    justice.
    References
    • https://index.gob.do/julia-alvarez/
    • https://www.britannica.com/topic/Middlebury-College
    • https://www.chipublib.org/julia-alvarez-biography/
    • Fernando Valerio Holguin. «Julia Álvarez - En el tiempo
    de las mariposas» (web). Consultado el 24 de diciembre de
    2009.
    • Santillana Ediciones Generales S.L. «Julia Álvarez» (web).
    Archivado desde el original el 14 de diciembre de 2009.
    Consultado el 24 de diciembre de 2009.

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