¡Yo! (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Julia Alvarez
- First Published: 1997
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: The 1960’s to the 1990’s
- Setting: New York City, New England, and the Dominican Republic
- Principal Characters: Yolanda Maria García, Carlos García, Laura García, Carla García, Sandi García, Fifi García, Lucinda Maria Victoria de la Torre, Primitiva (Primi), Sarita, Douglas Manley, Jordan Garfield, Marie Beaudry
- Genres: Long fiction, Autobiographical fiction, Character study
- Subjects: Family or family life, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Sex or sexuality, Abused persons, Authors or writers, Immigration or emigration, Landlords or tenants, Dominican Republican or Dominicans
- Locales: New York, NY, New England, Dominican Republic
What readers learn about Yolanda García, the protagonist of this novel, they glean through sixteen discrete sections, all of which directly concern Yolanda. Many of these sections are interconnected. People who have known Yolanda reveal facets of her personality as they relate their encounters with her. From their revelations emerges a well-developed and complex portrayal of a multifaceted creative artist.
The arrangement of the separate portions, each about twenty pages long, is vital to the cohesiveness of the book. Although any of the sections might be read meaningfully as...
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