Julia Alvarez

Julia Alvarez

Julia Alvarez was born in 1950, Julia Alvarez has written at least 34 books. Their most popular book is In the Time of the Butterflies with 82 saves with an average rating of 3.83⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres Fiction, Young Adult, and Classics.

emotional, mysterious, and dark are their most common moods.

Author Bio

Julia Alvarez left the Dominican Republic for the United States in 1960 at the age of ten. She is the author of six novels, three books of nonfiction, three collections of poetry, and eleven books for children and young adults. She has taught and mentored writers in schools and communities across America and, until her retirement in 2016, was a writer-in-residence at Middlebury College. Her work has garnered wide recognition, including a Latina Leader Award in Literature from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, the Hispanic Heritage Award in Literature, the Woman of the Year by Latina magazine, and inclusion in the New York Public Library’s program “The Hand of the Poet: Original Manuscripts by 100 Masters, from John Donne to Julia Alvarez.”

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