IMMIGRATION THEMES

Alvarez, Julia (1950– )

‘A Wedding in Haiti’ [Signed First Edition] [Memoir]

Chapel Hill, NC, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2012. First Edition, First Printing.
SIGNED MEMOIR OF HAITI FAITH EDUCATION AND HUMAN CONNECTION

A signed work of nonfiction by Julia Alvarez reflecting on Haiti, immigration, education, faith, and cross-cultural responsibility through the story of a Haitian student’s wedding invitation and the relationships that followed. Combining memoir, travel narrative, and social observation, the book presents Alvarez in an intimate and reflective voice shaped by personal experience and humanitarian engagement.

Written after years of involvement with a literacy and education project in Haiti, the narrative explores poverty, resilience, family, spirituality, and cultural misunderstanding with warmth and immediacy. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, the volume appeals to readers of modern memoir, Caribbean studies, social justice writing, and contemporary women’s literature.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Hardcover in publisher’s binding with original dust jacket. Octavo. Approximately 7 inches tall. Pagination: 3–286 pages. Illustrated with black-and-white photographic illustrations. Signed by Julia Alvarez on the title page without personalization.

CONDITION: No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. A clean, bright, well-preserved copy appearing unread. Signed by the author on the title page.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —
Julia Alvarez remains one of the most important Dominican American literary voices of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. ‘A Wedding in Haiti’ reflects her growing engagement with questions of migration, education, humanitarian work, and Caribbean identity beyond the autobiographical framework of her earlier fiction.

SUBJECTS: Julia Alvarez, signed first edition, Haiti memoir, Dominican American literature, Caribbean studies, humanitarian writing, immigration themes, Algonquin Books, social justice literature, travel memoir, women writers, educational outreach, contemporary nonfiction, Modern Literature, Memoir, Travel Writing, Signed Books.

Item #22008
ISBN: 1616201304

Price: $34.00