Outside Reading #3

This week I have began to read In the Time of the Butterflies written by Julia Alvarez. Julia Alvarez is a Dominican-American poet and novelist. Alvarez was born in New York City in 1950. However, she spent the first ten years of her life in the Dominican Republic. Alvarez's family was obligated to move back to the United States after her father was involved in a political rebellion. Her father was apart of a group who had attempted to overthrow the military dictator, Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. In 1960 the Alvarezs moved back to the United States. When Julia Alvarez moved to the U.S. she experienced alienation, homesickness, and prejudice. Alvarez overcame her struggles. Today she is considered on of the most successful Latina writers. Alvarez has written famous novels such as How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents, In the Time of the Butterflies, ¡Yo!, and In the Name of Salome. Alvarez's novels are very intriguing. They are full of history, and Alvarez's personal experiences. She writes with Dominican and American contributes. Julia Alvarez has proven that hard good pays off.

Alvarez, Julia.In the Time of the Butterflies.1994, New York. Penguin Group.