This Critical Companion introduces readers to the life and works of Dominican American writer Alvarez and examines the thematic and cultural concerns that run through her novels.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Advisory Board.
Contents.
Series Foreword.
Acknowledgments.
1: 1 The Life of Julia Alvarez.
2: 2 The Latino Novel.
3 How the García Girls Lost Their Accents (1991).
4 In the Time of the Butterflies (1994).
5 ¡Yo! (1997).
6 In the Name of Salomé (2000).
Bibliography.
Index.
About the Author.
Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers.
