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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (original 1991; edition 2005)

by Julia Alvarez (Author)

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TitleHow the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
AuthorJulia Alvarez (Author)
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ReviewA look at the immigration experience from The Dominican Republic to the US. I found some stories more engaging than others. The structure (almost like short stories, moving backward in time) was an interesting choice that worked to upend the reader's expectations.
Publication date2005
PublicationPlume (2005), 286 pages
ISBN0452287073 / 9780452287075
Number of copies1
Pages304
Dimensions8.25 x 5.5 x 1 inches
Weight0.75 pounds
LC ClassificationPS3551.L845 H66
Subjects
Bildungsromans
Bronx (New York, N.Y.) Fiction
Dominican Americans Fiction
Sisters Fiction
Sisters United States Fiction
Young women Fiction
Primary languageEnglish
Original languageEnglish
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SummaryHow the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez (2005)
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813.54Literature › American literature in English › American fiction in English › 1900-1999 › 1945-1999

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PS3551.L845Language and Literature › American literature › American literature › Individual authors › 1961-

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