· Author Spencer Grayson. Published Aug. Ap. in Book Reviews. Spencer Grayson reviews Julia Alvarez’ Afterlife. Julia Alvarez’s new novel begins with verse, not prose, in a prologue titled “Broken English.”. Her narrator Antonia Vega recalls the death of her husband in a car accident a year ago: “she keeps asking / Where are you? / as this is the only way she knows / Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. Afterlife (Alvarez) Summary Study Guide Description. Afterlife (Alvarez) Summary Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections: This detailed literature summary also contains Quotes and a Free Quiz on Afterlife (Alvarez) by Julia Álvarez. · In “Afterlife,” Alvarez probes the contours of private moral decisions that echo our national conversation, which excludes migrant communities from claiming their contributions to Author: Kristen Millares Young.
Julia Alvarez is one of our most prolific writers—her work spanning multiple genres and audiences. She has published three books of nonfiction, three collections of poetry, 11 books for children and young adults, and now seven literary novels. Her latest, Afterlife, is her first adult novel in nearly 15 years. Fans of Alvarez know what a. Julia Alvarez's latest novel demonstrates that even in times of loss there is a person, an opportunity, or a perspective, waiting to shake things up. Courtesy of Algonquin Books "Afterlife. "Ravishing and heartfelt, Afterlife explores the complexities of familial devotion and tragedy against a backdrop of a world in crisis, and the ways in which we struggle to maintain hope, faith, compassion and love. This is Julia Alvarez at her best and most personal." —Jonathan Santlofer, author of The Widower's Notebook.
"Afterlife," by Julia Alvarez. Algonquin Books. Alvarez is a prolific author of novels, nonfiction, poetry and books for children. Ravishing and heartfelt, Afterlife explores the complexities of familial devotion and tragedy against a backdrop of a world in crisis, and the ways in which we struggle to maintain hope, faith, compassion and love. This is Julia Alvarez at her best and most personal. Stewart O'Nan, author of Emily, Alone and Henry, Himself. “Afterlife” by Julia Alvarez is Antonia’s meditation on what will be her life, her calling, her existence after her husband dies and she has no career. Antonia is 66 years-old, hardly old enough to retire to a rocking chair on her porch and nap.
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