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En El Tiempo de Las Mariposas (Plume) (Paperback)(English / Spanish)
$11.49 - Save $4.51 28% off - RRP $16.00 Free shipping worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for En El Tiempo de Las MariposasIn 1960 in the Dominican Republic, three young women from a pious Catholic family were assassinated after visiting their husbands who had been jailed as suspected rebel leaders. The Mirabal sisters became mythical figures in their country, where they are known as Las Mariposas (the butterflies). Three decades later, Alvarez brings the Mirabal sisters back to life in an extraordinary novel.
Full description- Publisher: Plume Books
- Published: 25 October 2005
- Format: Paperback 427 pages
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- Categories: Contemporary Fiction | Historical Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9780452286863 ISBN 10: 0452286867
- Sales rank: 355,423
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Full description for En El Tiempo de Las Mariposas
A story based on actual events evokes the horror of the Dominican Republic under dictator General Trujillo, as three sisters die in a jeep "accident."
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