Notable Quotable: Julia Alvarez


By Rebecca Gross

 

"Nothing human is alien to the pen of a novelist. And when we read, nothing human is alien to us either." â€”Julia Alvarez, speaking at the 2009 National Book Festival

Love literature? See which authors will be speaking this weekend at the National Book Festival, or learn more about Julia Alvarez on the Big Read website.

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