Julia Alvarez
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- En el tiempo de las mariposas
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- In the time of the butterflies
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- Alive in Their Garden
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- Miss America — Self2002
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Julia Alvarez (born March 27, 1950) is a Dominican-American poet, novelist, and essayist. Born in New York of Dominican descent, she spent the first ten years of her childhood in the Dominican Republic, until her father's involvement in a political rebellion forced her family to flee the country. Alvarez rose to prominence with the novels How the García Girls Lost Their Accents (1991), In the Time of the Butterflies (1994), and Yo! (1997). Her publications as a poet include Homecoming (1984) and
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- human
- Given name
- Julia
- Family name
- Alvarez
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- children's writer
- Educated at
- Connecticut College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- In the Time of the Butterflies
- Field of work
- poetry
- Official website
- www.juliaalvarez.com
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- Julia Alvarez 3240030.jpg
- Residence
- Champlain Valley
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- 1950-03-27
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- English language
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