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Audio Recording Dominican-American author Julia Álvarez reading from her work

Hispanic-American poet Julia Álvarez reading from her work

About this Item

Title

  • Dominican-American author Julia Álvarez reading from her work

Summary

  • Ms. Álvarez reads from her following works: The other side/ el otro lado, homecoming, and the woman I kept to myself.

Names

  • Alvarez, Julia
  • PALABRA Archive (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 2015.

Contents

  • From the other side/ el otro lado: bilingual sestina (min. 2:19) -- From unpublished: I, too, sing america (min. 9:37); On sundays (min. 12:00) -- From the woman I kept to myself: By accident (min. 17:56); Why I write (min. 21:06) -- From 33: Sometimes (min. 27:20) -- From the woman I kept to myself: did I redeem myself? (min. 30:41).

Headings

  • -  United States--Poetry
  • -  Dominican Republic--Poetry

Notes

  • -  Poems in English.
  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape.
  • -  At the time of the recording, the poems I, Too, Sing America and On Sundays were unpublished.
  • -  Recorded Mar. 04, 2015, at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.

Medium

  • 1 sound file (33:12 min.) : digital, WAV file (24 bit, 96 kHz)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • AHLOT0026

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2016686124

Access Advisory

  • Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Hispanic Reading Room.

Online Format

  • audio

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Hispanic Division

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Chicago citation style:

Alvarez, Julia, and Palabra Archive. Dominican-American author Julia Álvarez reading from her work. 2015. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016686124/.

APA citation style:

Alvarez, J. & Palabra Archive. (2015) Dominican-American author Julia Álvarez reading from her work. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2016686124/.

MLA citation style:

Alvarez, Julia, and Palabra Archive. Dominican-American author Julia Álvarez reading from her work. 2015. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2016686124/>.