Afterlife

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Afterlife is a contemporary novel by Julia Alvarez that explores themes of grief, identity, and immigration through the story of a recently widowed Dominican-American professor.

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Afterlife canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf contemporary novel
novel
author Julia Alvarez
authorGender female
authorNationality Dominican-American
authorPreviousNotableWork How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
In the Time of the Butterflies
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Na Kim
criticalReception generally positive reviews
explores ethical responsibility toward migrants
redefining self after loss
genre immigrant fiction
literary fiction
hasForm audiobook
ebook
print
hasISBN 978-1-61620-912-9
hasMottoOrRecurringImage coyotes as metaphor for danger and guidance
hasSubject Dominican diaspora
cross-cultural relationships
undocumented immigrants in the United States
language English
literaryPeriod 21st-century literature
literaryStyle realism
mainCharacter Antonia Vega
narrativePerspective first-person
originalPublisher Algonquin Books
pageCount 272
plotElement arrival of an undocumented pregnant migrant
disappearance of a sister
recent widowhood of the protagonist
protagonistNationality Dominican-American
protagonistOccupation retired English professor
publicationYear 2020
publisherImprint Algonquin Books
surface form: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
setting United States of America
surface form: United States

Vermont
targetAudience adult readers
theme aging
belonging
family
grief
identity
immigration
mental health
sisterhood
timePeriodOfStory early 21st century

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Description of subject: Afterlife is a contemporary novel by Julia Alvarez that explores themes of grief, identity, and immigration through the story of a recently widowed Dominican-American professor.

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Julia Alvarez notableWork Afterlife