In the Time of the Butterflies
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This article is about the novel. For the film, see In the Time of the Butterflies (film).
In the Time of the Butterflies is a historical fiction[1] novel by Julia Alvarez, relating a fictionalized account of the Mirabal sisters during the time of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. The book is written in the first and third person, by and about the Mirabal sisters. First published in 1994, the story was adapted into a feature film in 2001.
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Author | Julia Alvarez |
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Original title | In the Time of the Butterflies |
Translator | Rolando Costa Picazo |
Country | United States |
Language | English and Spanish language |
Genre | Historical Fiction |
Publisher | Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill |
Publication date | 1994 (English) 2001 (Spanish) |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 344 pp (first edition, hardback) 427 pp (paperback/Spanish) |
ISBN | 978-1-56512-038-9 (first edition, hardback) |
OCLC | 30319222 |
813/.54 20 | |
LC Class | PS3551.L845 I5 1994 |
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