| The Woman I Kept to Myself Contributor(s): Alvarez, Julia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1616200723 ISBN-13: 9781616200725 Publisher: Algonquin Books OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - Hispanic American - Poetry | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.1" (0.50 lbs) 176 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 85747 Reading Level: 6.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The works of this award-winning poet and novelist are rich with the language and influences of two cultures: those of the Dominican Republic of her childhood and the America of her youth and adulthood. They have shaped her writing just as they have shaped her life. In these seventy-five autobiographical poems, Alvarez's clear voice sings out in every line. Here, in the middle of her life, she looks back as a way of understanding and celebrating the woman she has become. |
Contributor Bio(s): Alvarez, Julia: - 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." In the Time of the Butterflies, with over one million copies in print, was selected by the National Endowment for the Arts for its national Big Read program, and in 2013 President Obama awarded Alvarez the National Medal of Arts in recognition of her extraordinary storytelling. |