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Literature & Fiction

In the Time of the Butterflies, Paperback

In the Time of the Butterflies, Paperback

25th Anniversary Edition

"AÂ magnificent treasure for all cultures and all time.â‚¬Â --St. Petersburg Times
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ItÂ is November 25, 1960, and three beautiful sisters have been found near theirÂ wrecked Jeep at the bottom of aÂ 150-foot cliff on the north coast of theÂ Dominican Republic. The official state newspaper reports their deaths asÂ accidental. It does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it explainÂ that the sisters were among the leadingÂ opponents of Gen. Rafael LeÂ³nidas Trujilloâ‚¬sÂ dictatorship. It doesnâ‚¬t have to. Everybody knows of LasÂ Mariposas--theÂ Butterflies.

In this extraordinaryÂ novel, the voices of all four sisters--Minerva, Patria, MarÂa Teresa, and theÂ survivor,Â DedÂ©--speak across the decades to tell their own stories, from secretÂ crushes to gunrunning, and to describe theÂ everyday horrors of life underÂ Trujilloâ‚¬s rule. Through the art and magic of Julia Alvarezâ‚¬s imagination, theÂ martyred Butterflies live again in this novel of courage and love, and theÂ human costs of political oppression.
Country USA
Brand Algonquin Books
Manufacturer Algonquin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2010-01-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781565129764

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