Something to declare, Julia Alvarez
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Something to declare, Julia Alvarez
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eng
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non fiction
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Julia Alvarez
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Alvarez offers two dozen personal essays about the two major (and interlocking) issues of her life--growing up with one foot in each of two cultures, and writing
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Something to declare to my readers -- pt. 1: Customs. Grandfather's blessing -- Our papers -- My English -- My second opera -- I want to be Miss América -- El doctor -- La gringuita -- Picky eater -- Briefly, a gardener -- Imagining motherhood -- Genetics of justice -- Family matters -- pt. 2: Declarations. First muse -- Of maids and other muses -- So much depends -- Donã Aída, with your permission -- Have typewriter, will travel -- A Vermont writer from the Dominican Republic -- Chasing the butterflies -- Goodbye, Ms. Chips -- In the name of the novel -- Ten of my writing commandments -- Grounds for fiction -- Writing matters
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