Ranked #29 in Annotations, Ranked #44 in Spanish — see more rankings.
"Un libro importante...emocionalmente sobrecogedor. �lvarez nos hace un regalo cargado de rara generosidad y coraje."--The San Diego Union-Tribune
In 1960 in the Dominican Republic, four 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, �lvarez brings the Mirabal sisters back to life in an extraordinary novel.
Ellas eran las cuatro... more
In 1960 in the Dominican Republic, four 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, �lvarez brings the Mirabal sisters back to life in an extraordinary novel.
Ellas eran las cuatro... more
Rankings by Category
En el tiempo de las mariposas is ranked in the following categories:
- #55 in Latin
- #66 in Revolution