In the Time of the Butterflies
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In the Time of the Butterflies is a historical novel by Julia Alvarez that fictionalizes the lives and martyrdom of the Mirabal sisters under the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| In the Time of the Butterflies canonical | 4 |
| In the Time of the Butterflies (film) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
In the Time of the Butterflies
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surface form:
In the Time of the Butterflies (film)
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| author | Julia Alvarez ⓘ |
| basedOn |
life of the Mirabal sisters
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real events ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
Dedé Mirabal
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María Teresa Mirabal ⓘ Minerva Mirabal ⓘ Patria Mirabal ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationFormat | television film ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical novel
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | retrospective narration by Dedé Mirabal ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | code name "Las Mariposas" of the Mirabal sisters ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Latin American and Caribbean literature curricula
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women's studies curricula ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Latina literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Mirabal sisters
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feminism ⓘ political repression ⓘ resistance to dictatorship ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | multiple first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of the Trujillo regime
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portrayal of the Mirabal sisters as symbols of resistance ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | one of Julia Alvarez's best-known works ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| publisher | Algonquin Books ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Trujillo dictatorship ⓘ |
| settingCityOrRegion |
Salcedo
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Santo Domingo ⓘ |
| structure | four-part novel ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
courage
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family ⓘ gender and power ⓘ martyrdom ⓘ political resistance ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfFictionalEvents |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ 1960 ⓘ |
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In the Time of the Butterflies
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