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Item specifics

Condition
Like New: A book that has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust ...
ISBN
9781565129764

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
ISBN-10
1565129768
ISBN-13
9781565129764
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6038536635

Product Key Features

Book Title
In the Time of the Butterflies
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Contemporary Women, Literary, Biographical, Historical
Genre
Fiction
Author
Julia Alvarez
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
9.8 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-511410
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
"Imagination and history in sublime combination . . . Read this book for the novel it is. Read this book for the place it takes you. Read this book and take courage." '" The Denver Post, "A gorgeous and sensitive novel . . . A compelling story of courage, patriotism and familial devotion." -People, "Imagination and history in sublime combination . . . Read this book for the novel it is. Read this book for the place it takes you. Read this book and take courage." � The Denver Post, "A fascinating and powerful picture of a family and a nation "s history." � The Dallas Morning News, "A gorgeous and sensitive novel . . . A compelling story of courage, patriotism and familial devotion." '" People, "A gorgeous and sensitive novel . . . A compelling story of courage, patriotism and familial devotion." People, "Wonderful . . . Skillfully weaves fact and fiction, building to a gut-wrenching climax." -- Newsweek "A gorgeous and sensitive novel . . . A compelling story of courage, patriotism and familial devotion." -- People "Shimmering . . . Valuable and necessary." -- Los Angeles Times "Extraordinary." -- Harper's Bazaar "Haunting." -- New York Newsday "A poignant tale of courage and hope . . . As much an inspiration as it is a tragedy." -- Ms. "Imagination and history in sublime combination . . . Read this book for the novel it is. Read this book for the place it takes you. Read this book and take courage." -- The Denver Post, "Imagination and history in sublime combination . . . Read this book for the novel it is. Read this book for the place it takes you. Read this book and take courage." The Denver Post, "A gorgeous and sensitive novel . . . A compelling story of courage, patriotism and familial devotion." � People, "A fascinating and powerful picture of a family and a natione(tm)s history." e" The Dallas Morning News, "Imagination and history in sublime combination . . . Read this book for the novel it is. Read this book for the place it takes you. Read this book and take courage." -- The Denver Post, "Imagination and history in sublime combination . . . Read this book for the novel it is. Read this book for the place it takes you. Read this book and take courage." e" The Denver Post, "A gorgeous and sensitive novel . . . A compelling story of courage, patriotism and familial devotion." e" People, "A gorgeous and sensitive novel . . . A compelling story of courage, patriotism and familial devotion." -- People, "Imagination and history in sublime combination . . . Read this book for the novel it is. Read this book for the place it takes you. Read this book and take courage." -The Denver Post
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2024, internationally bestselling author and literary icon Julia Alvarez's In the Time of the Butterflies is "beautiful, heartbreaking and alive ... a lyrical work of historical fiction based on the story of the Mirabal sisters, revolutionary heroes who had opposed and fought against Trujillo." (Concepción de León, New York Times ) Don't miss Alvarez's new novel, The Cemetery of Untold Stories, available now! It is November 25, 1960, and three beautiful sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The official state newspaper reports their deaths as accidental. It does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it explain that the sisters were among the leading opponents of Gen. Rafael Leónidas Trujillo's dictatorship. It doesn't have to. Everybody knows of Las Mariposas--the Butterflies. In this extraordinary novel, the voices of all four sisters--Minerva, Patria, María Teresa, and the survivor, Dedé--speak across the decades to tell their own stories, from secret crushes to gunrunning, and to describe the everyday horrors of life under Trujillo's rule. Through the art and magic of Julia Alvarez's imagination, the martyred Butterflies live again in this novel of courage and love, and the human costs of political oppression. "Alvarez helped blaze the trail for Latina authors to break into the literary mainstream, with novels like In the Time of the Butterflies and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents winning praise from critics and gracing best-seller lists across the Americas."--Francisco Cantú, The New York Times Book Review "This Julia Alvarez classic is a must-read for anyone of Latinx descent." --Popsugar.com "A gorgeous and sensitive novel . . . A compelling story of courage, patriotism and familial devotion." -- People "Shimmering . . . Valuable and necessary." -- Los Angeles Times "A magnificent treasure for all cultures and all time." -- St. Petersburg Times "Alvarez does a remarkable job illustrating the ruinous effect the 30-year dictatorship had on the Dominican Republic and the very real human cost it entailed."--Cosmopolitan.com, 25th Anniversary Edition "A magnificent treasure for all cultures and all time." --St. Petersburg Times It is November 25, 1960, and three beautiful sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The official state newspaper reports their deaths as accidental. It does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it explain that the sisters were among the leading opponents of Gen. Rafael Le nidas Trujillo's dictatorship. It doesn't have to. Everybody knows of Las Mariposas--the Butterflies. In this extraordinary novel, the voices of all four sisters--Minerva, Patria, Mar a Teresa, and the survivor, Ded --speak across the decades to tell their own stories, from secret crushes to gunrunning, and to describe the everyday horrors of life under Trujillo's rule. Through the art and magic of Julia Alvarez's imagination, the martyred Butterflies live again in this novel of courage and love, and the human costs of political oppression.
LC Classification Number
PS3551.L845I5 2010

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  • by mackenzie.bergman
    24 Nov, 2020

    Not the same as the picture

    The book I received was a different version than the one in the picture, I was expecting the one in the picture (as you normally do when you order something) but the one I got was a green, yellow, and brown cover with a butterfly trapped in a jar.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: thrift.books

  • by twoc96
    04 Feb, 2025

    Historical fiction

    I saw a documentary about the author and decided to read the book....it is very, very good.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: second.sale

  • by rom-rob-rd2cng
    01 Dec, 2020

    Excellent book!

    Politically relevant. About the lives of a family during the reign of terror of a Domenican Republic dictator.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: mcgarvies

  • by conara.xvdotez
    27 Nov, 2018

    Very good Value!

    The book was in very good condition, and the story is very thrilling and interesting. I'm currently using it for my ap English class.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: jlpsthrift

  • by creativemomof4kids
    11 May, 2024

    Nice book. Thanks.

    Nice book. Thanks.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: second.sale

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