Julia Alvarez
Subtitle: writing a new place on the map
By: Kelli Lyon Johnson.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Alvarez, Julia -- Criticism and interpretation.; Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Dominican Americans in literature.; Immigrants in literature.; Dominican Republic -- In literature.
Description: "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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-176) and index.
Table of contents: title: Mapping a new country; title: The paradox of remembered space; title: Asymptosy, gender, and exile; title: English as a homeland: language, creativity, and improvisation; title: Silence on the island: recovering collective memory; title: Crossing borders and writing Mestizaje: negotiating genre and gender; title: Magical thinking: syncretism, spirituality, and stories; title: Improvising new maps.