| Description |
xix, 180 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-176) and index. |
| Contents |
Mapping a new country -- The paradox of remembered space -- Asymptosy, gender, and exile -- English as a homeland: language, creativity, and improvisation -- Silence on the island: recovering collective memory -- Crossing borders and writing Mestizaje: negotiating genre and gender -- Magical thinking: syncretism, spirituality, and stories -- Improvising new maps. |
| Summary |
"This book provides the first book-length examination of the writings of Julia Alvarez, the author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and nearly a dozen other books of fiction and non-fiction and one of today's most widely read Latina writers. Kelli Lyon Johnson illuminates the themes, ideals, and passions that unite these diverse works, all of which explore issues of understanding and representing identity within a global society."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
Alvarez, Julia -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Dominican Republic -- In literature.
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Dominican Americans in literature.
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Immigrants in literature.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Johnson, Kelli Lyon, 1969- Julia Alvarez. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c2005 (OCoLC)607617431 |
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Online version: Johnson, Kelli Lyon, 1969- Julia Alvarez. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c2005 (OCoLC)607853590 |
| ISBN |
0826336515 alkaline paper |
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9780826336514 alkaline paper |
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