Julia alvarez biography facts records

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Julia Alvarez: Fixed Facts and Creative Freedom in the Biographical Novel

1 Fixed Facts and Creative Freedom in the Biographical Novel Julia Alvarez Lackey: Let me start by telling you about this project. I want to find out why the biographical novel came into being. Before the 1980s, there were only a handful of really good biographical novels by writers such as Arna Bontemps, Zora Neale Hurston, William Styron, and Gore Vidal. But starting in the 1980s this genre of fiction became very popular. Why did this start happening in the 1980s? And can we define the nature of this genre? Alvarez: I wasn't aware of a trend developing. After all, we've always been writing about each other. Recently, I've been reading Horace's Odes, and he gives generic names to many of the people he addresses or writes about. But even though he's not using specific names, it is very obvious- as the footnotes often note- that the ode is about a particular, real-life figure. When Horace does use an actual name, it's in a complimentary ode. Perhaps in antiquity there were higher stakes: the temptation to disguise was due to the danger of banishment or death. Now we settle for litigation instead! But we human beings are curious critters, and writers are no exception: we are always

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Handwritten and typescript drafts, page proofs, galleys, correspondence, research materials and notes, legal and editorial records, photographs, audio and video recordings, floppy disks, awards, books, notebooks, journals, magazines, newspaper clippings, periodicals, posters, maps, and electronic files document the life, work, and family of Julia Alvarez from 1963 to 2013. The eight series are arranged by size and/or importance: I. Long Works, 1966-2012; II. Short Works, 1963-2012; III. Career and Personal, 1966-2014; IV. Public Appearances, 1998-2008; V. Correspondence, 1974-2013; VI. Publicity, 1981-2012; VII. Notebooks, 1975-1990; VIII. Periodicals, 1971-2013. With the exception of the arrangement of long works and short works, for which the order has largely been imposed, each series maintains the original order and reflects Alvarez's meticulous record-keeping activities. Although a number of languages are present (most notably Spanish) the bulk of the materials are written in English. All items are in stable condition.Series I. is divided into two subseries: A. Novels and Collections and B. Children's and Young Adult Works. The Series constitutes just over half of the Alvarez papers, documenting her literary act

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Name: Julia Alvarez
City/Place: Weybridge, Vermont
Country: United States
Hometown: New Dynasty City/Dominican Position

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