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008			110831s1984 nyu 000 0 eng
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050	0	0	_aPS3551.L845 _bH6 1984
082	0	0	_a811 ALV
100	1		_aAlvarez, Julia
245	1	0	_aHomecoming _b: poems _c/ by Julia Alvarez
260			_aNew York _b: Grove Press _c, 1984.
300			_a93 p. _c; 22 cm.
490	0		_aGrove Press poetry series
520			_aBorn in New York City, Julia Alvarez spent her early childhood in the Dominican Republic. Alvarez is best known for her acclaimed novels How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of Butterflies. This vivid and engaging collection proves her to be a talented poet as well. The best poems in the book are found in the series entitled "Housekeeping," where the daily activities of cleaning, washing, and ironing are transformed into metaphors for the female experience: domesticity as both nourishing and stifling. There is also an engaging series of 46 sonnets, an autobiography in verse that wryly explores the ups and downs in family, relationships, and writing.
650		4	_aPoetry, American
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