Julia Alvarez

Julia Alvarez was born in New York in 1950; her parents, Dominicans, returned to their country three months later. In 1960 the family had to flee to the United States, her father having taken part in a plot against the dictator Rafael Trujillo. A graduate of Middlebury College, then of a master's degree in writing at Syracuse University, she went on to teach at Middlebury. A poet, novelist, essayist and author of books for young people, she received the National Medal of Arts from President Obama in 2013. She lives in Vermont.

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• NovelIn the Time of the ButterfliesJulia Alvarez · 1994Literature