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Julia Alvarez

ジュリア・アルバレス

Juria Arubaresu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1950-03-27 （New York City）
Nationality
United States, Dominican Republic
Languages
English, Spanish
Religion
Catholic
Residence History
Dominican Republic → New York City → Vermont

Career

Occupations
poet, novelist, essayist
Active Years
1984-2024
Affiliations
Middlebury College, University of Vermont
Influenced
Junot Díaz, Angie Cruz

Education

Carol Morgan School
Period: 幼少期
Country: Dominican Republic
Elementary school in the Dominican Republic
Abbot Academy
Period: 1960年代
Year of Graduation: 1967
Country: United States
Boarding school
Connecticut College
Literature
Period: 1967-1969
Country: United States
Won Benjamin T. Marshall Poetry Prize
Middlebury College
English
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Period: 1969-1971
Year of Graduation: 1971
Country: United States
summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Syracuse University
Creative Writing
Degree: Master of Arts
Period: 1971-1975
Year of Graduation: 1975
Country: United States

Awards

National Medal of Arts
2013
Organization: United States
Result: 受賞
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1991
Work: How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
Organization: PEN Oakland
Result: 受賞
Pura Belpré Award
2004
Work: Before We Were Free
Organization: American Library Association
Result: 受賞
Pura Belpré Award
2010
Work: Return to Sender
Organization: American Library Association
Result: 受賞
Hispanic Heritage Award in Literature
2002
Organization: Hispanic Heritage Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

How the García Girls Lost Their Accents

1991 Novel

A semi-autobiographical novel about the García sisters' cultural clashes and identity struggles after immigrating from the Dominican Republic to the US.

immigrationassimilationidentitycultural hybridity

In the Time of the Butterflies

1994 Historical novel

A historical novel based on the lives and resistance of the Mirabal sisters assassinated under Trujillo's dictatorship.

dictatorshipfemale empowermentresistance
Adaptations
  • [Film] In the Time of the Butterflies / Mariano Barroso (2001)

Yo!

1997 Novel

Sequel focusing on Yolanda, exploring a writer's success and family dynamics.

writingfamilysuccess

In the Name of Salomé

2000 Historical novel

Historical novel about Dominican poet Salomé Ureña and her daughter.

politicsactivismwomen

Afterlife

2020 Novel

Explores the disorienting transition into old age for a Dominican-American woman.

aginglossculture

Bibliography

  • How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
  • In the Time of the Butterflies
  • Yo!
  • In the Name of Salomé
  • Saving the World
  • Afterlife
  • The Cemetery of Untold Stories
  • The Secret Footprints
  • Before We Were Free
  • Return to Sender

Adaptations

  • In the Time of the Butterflies (2001 film)

Translations of Works

  • Numerous Spanish translations

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Use of SpanglishIntimate depictions of family lifePoetic prose
Recurring Motifs
exilecultural assimilationexpectations of womenidentity

Legacy

Pioneering Latina writer acclaimed internationally for themes of immigration, identity, and women's issues; recipient of numerous awards and influencer of subsequent generations.

Archives

  • Harry Ransom Center (University of Texas at Austin)

Quotes

  • A poem is very intimate, heart-to-heart.
    Source: Interview
  • What I try to do with my writing is to move out into those other selves, other worlds.
    Source: Interview with Bridget Kevane (2001)

Trivia

  • Owns a coffee farm in the Dominican Republic promoting literacy and sustainability.
  • Participates in Border of Lights activism.