![]() ![]() Thirty years after its initial publication, “How the García Girls Lost Their Accents” has shown remarkable longevity. "'García Girls' sent a message that mainstream culture was open for us.” "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" was published in 1991 and quickly became a literary sensation. I used to wonder, where am I in books? Is there a story about someone like me?” said Rosario, now an author and associate professor of Latina/o Studies at Williams College in Massachusetts. “I was used to reading and trying to find an experience that could approximate mine. ![]() The novel captivated critics and readers, established Julia Alvarez as an emerging literary talent - and provided a window into the bicultural lives of Latino immigrants. The book was “How the García Girls Lost Their Accents,” about four sisters from the Dominican Republic, coming of age in the United States. ![]()
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