alvarez-julia_04-16-2026_04.mp4
"Waiting for My Father to Pick Me Up at the Library"
Description

Differs slightly from published version.

Reader
Alvarez, Julia
Citation

Alvarez, Julia. Visitations. New York: Knopf, 2026. 

tag
childhood
library
immigration
child of immigrants
time
fathers and daughters
father
elegy
parents
family
mortality
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"Waiting for My Father to Pick Me Up at the Library"

Reader
Alvarez, Julia
Description

Differs slightly from published version.

Citation

Alvarez, Julia. Visitations. New York: Knopf, 2026. 

Tags
childhood, library, immigration, child of immigrants, time, fathers and daughters, father, elegy, parents, family, mortality
Reading
Julia Alvarez - April 16, 2026
Julia Alvarez wears a black cardigan, maroon blouse, and a maroon, black, and yellow printed scarf. Her hair is in a bun, and she poses outdoors in front of desert plants and a slanted white wall.
Julia Alvarez
Photographer
Paola Valenzuela
Julia Alvarez and Bill Eichner stand side by side. Julia Alvarez wears a black cardigan, maroon blouse, and a maroon, black, and yellow printed scarf. Bill Eichner wears a blue and white polka dot short-sleeved button down shirt and a brown suede vest. They are outdoors, and stand in front of a gray wall.
Julia Alvarez
Photographer
Paola Valenzuela

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