In the time of the butterflies
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Published
Chapel Hill, NC : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1994.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bellevue - Adult Fiction | Fiction Alvarez | On Shelf |
| Donelson - Adult Fiction | Fiction Alvarez | On Shelf |
| Goodlettsville - Adult Fiction | Fiction Alvarez | On Shelf |
| Madison - Adult Fiction | Fiction Alvarez | On Shelf |
| Main Library - Adult Fiction | Fiction Alvarez | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Dominican Republic -- History -- 1930-1961 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Mirabal, María Teresa, -- 1936-1960 -- Fiction.
Mirabal, Minerva, -- 1926-1960 -- Fiction.
Mirabal, Patria, -- 1924-1960 -- Fiction.
Trujillo Molina, Rafael Leónidas, -- 1891-1961 -- Fiction.
Women revolutionaries -- Dominican Republic -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Mirabal, María Teresa, -- 1936-1960 -- Fiction.
Mirabal, Minerva, -- 1926-1960 -- Fiction.
Mirabal, Patria, -- 1924-1960 -- Fiction.
Trujillo Molina, Rafael Leónidas, -- 1891-1961 -- Fiction.
Women revolutionaries -- Dominican Republic -- Fiction.
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Published
Chapel Hill, NC : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1994.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Reading Level
UG
Level 5.8, 18 Points
Level 5.8, 18 Points
Lexile measure
910
Notes
General Note
"A novel" -- Cover.
Description
The life and death of three revolutionary sisters in the Dominican Republic, told by a surviving fourth. One by one the Mirabal Sisters, as they were known, join the opposition to the Trujillo dictatorship in the 1950s, suffering imprisonment and torture while their men watch powerless. They are released, then one night their jeep is ambushed. A story based on real events by the author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Alvarez, J. (1994). In the time of the butterflies . Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alvarez, Julia. 1994. In the Time of the Butterflies. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alvarez, Julia. In the Time of the Butterflies Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1994.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Alvarez, Julia. In the Time of the Butterflies Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1994.
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