Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez

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Book name:	Before We Were Free (2024)
Category:	Coming of age
Author:	Julia Alvarez
Pages:	192 pages
Language:	English
Publication data:	Jan. 1, 2002, midnight

This novel tells the story of a young girl growing up in the Dominican Republic during a time of political turmoil. The protagonist and her family experience the fear and uncertainty of living under a dictatorship, as they are constantly surveilled by the government's secret police. Throughout the book, the protagonist navigates her own coming-of-age while also grappling with the larger issues of freedom, oppression, and resistance. The 3078th greatest book of all time

About the author

Julia Alvarez

4 books

Julia Alvarez left the Dominican Republic for the United States in 1960 at the age of ten. She is the author of six novels, three books of nonfiction, three collections of poetry, and eleven books for children and young adults. She has taught and mentored writers in schools and communities across America and, until her retirement in 2016, was a writer-in-residence at Middlebury College. Her work has garnered wide recognition, including a Latina Leader Award in Literature from the Congressional … Read more