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En el tiempo de las mariposas (Spanish Edition) Kindle Edition

Spanish Edition by Julia Alvarez (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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 “Un libro importante…Emocionalmente sobrecogedor. Alvarez nos hace un regalo cargado de rara generosidad y coraje.”—The San Diego Union-Tribune
 
Ellas eran lasa cuatro hermanas Mirabal—símbolos de una esperanza desafiante en un país ensombrecido por la dictadura y la desesperación. Sacrificaron sus vidas, seguras, y confortables, en nombre de la libertad. Ellas eran “las Mariposas,” y en esta novela extraordinaria, Patria, Minerva, Maria Teresa, y Dedé nos cuentan, a través de las décadas, sus propias historias. Desde anécdotas sobre lazos para el pelo y secretos enamoramientos al contrabando de armas y las torturas en la cárcel. Con ellas aprendemos los horrores cotidianos de la vida bajo el dictador dominicano Trujillo.
 
A través del arte y la magia de la aclamada e imaginativa novelista Julia Alvarez, la dramática y vibrante vida de estas martirizadas mariposas toma forma en una historia cálida, brillante y desgarradora en la que se nos muestra el incalculable coste humano derivado de la oppresión política.
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“Un regalo de amor sinfónico y espléndido . . . un magnífico tesoro para todas las culturas y todos los tiempos . . . una novela que celebra la corriente de vida que fluye entre las mujeres, conectándolas y dándoles coraje para luchar por la justicia y la resistencia, y corazones para amar y perdonar libremente . . . Julia Alvarez es una escritora asombrosa.” —St. Petersburg Times
 
“Maravilloso . . . una narración enriquecedora . . . entrelaza hábilmente la realidad y la ficción hasta alcanzar un sobregedor clímax.” —Newsweek
 
“Una novela con un tremendo poder . . . un libro bello y valiente.” —West Coast Review of Books
 
Nominado en 1995 Para el National Book Critics Circle Award

About the Author

Julia Alvarez is the author of the novels How the García Girls Lost Their Accents, In the Time of the Butterflies (a national Book Critics Circle Award finalist), and Yo!. She has also published two poetry collections (Homecoming and The Other side/El Otro Lado) and a collection of essays (Something to Declare).

Julia Álvarez es la autora de De cómo las chicas García perdieron el acento, En el tiempo de las mariposas (un finalista del National Book Critics Circle Award) y ¡Yo!. También ha publicado dos colecciones de poesía y una colección de ensayos. Julia Álvarez vive en Vermont y en República Dominicana, donde dirige una cooperativa de café orgánico, y un centro de alfabetización y arte con su esposo. 

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07XBFZDWD
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Plume (December 10, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 10, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Spanish
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2769 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 427 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 9681909194
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Julia Alvarez left the Dominican Republic for the United States in 1960 at the age of ten. She is the author of six novels, three books of nonfiction, three collections of poetry, and eleven books for children and young adults. She has taught and mentored writers in schools and communities across America and, until her retirement in 2016, was a writer-in-residence at Middlebury College. Her work has garnered wide recognition, including a Latina Leader Award in Literature from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, the Hispanic Heritage Award in Literature, the Woman of the Year by Latina magazine, and inclusion in the New York Public Library’s program “The Hand of the Poet: Original Manuscripts by 100 Masters, from John Donne to Julia Alvarez.” In the Time of the Butterflies, with over one million copies in print, was selected by the National Endowment for the Arts for its national Big Read program, and in 2013 President Obama awarded Alvarez the National Medal of Arts in recognition of her extraordinary storytelling.

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Rebecca Robledo
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2023
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This is one of my all-time favorite books. It is such a beautiful story. I bought this version in Spanish for one of my grandparents. Highly recommend
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sharon miller
5.0 out of 5 stars un GREAT libro
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2011
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Our conversational spanish class read this book in spanish along with the english translation...a spanish "Book club" is a great tool for learning or brushing up the language. This marvelous book, based on true events inspired great discussion and of course we have a wealth of new vocabulary. Based on the heart wrenching story of the Maribel sisters of the Dominican Republic at the time of Tujillo the author Julia Alvarez uses great insight in presenting the woman as real human beings whose very humanity transcends the legends they have become. An absorbing read about a time most Americans know very little.
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Monica Batkis-odonnell
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent writer and story in En el tiempor de las Mariposas or At the time of the buterflies
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2011
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Julia Alvarez takes us to a historic time of political dictatorship, social revolution, and development of women wrights movements in Dominican Republic during the 40's and 50's. Is is an excellent story and well written book that educates us about the struggle that all Latin American countries went through at that time in history. I highly recommend this book. You will not be able to stop reading it!!! Monica B-O
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Tiger Batista
4.0 out of 5 stars The true story of a horrendous political assassination
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2020
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The story line adheres fairly faithfully to real events. The characters are all real. Their portrayal, mixed. Olmos portrays Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo fairly well, at times a bit too theatrical. Salma Hayek does a great job as Minerva Mirabal, one of the three political opponents brutally murdered by Trujillo's henchmen. This led to the Catholic Church voicing its (timid) protest against violence by way of a pastoral letter read in all churches during a mass. Trujillo himself was assassinated a little over one year later, and a blood bath of thousands of presumed opponents ensued, led by his oldest son and remaining supporters.
Ms Julia Alvarez' book is one of a series depicting the saga of interrelated families during those crucial months and their fight for survival. All related literature can be quite revealing of political developments in the second half of the 20th century. Particularly involving the role of the great powers and the rest of Latin America,
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NANCY MCCALL
5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling story
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2020
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Great story told through the eyes of the four Mirabel sisters about their fight against "El Jefe," the dictator of the Dominican Republic. It focused more on their personal experiences than on the broader resistance movement.
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N21
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2016
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This is the Spanish version of In the Time of the Butterflies, the powerful story of and tribute to the valiant Mirabal sisters who led the opposition movement against the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. Beautifully written and captivating, this book tells their very important and inspiring story. A must read.
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Carmen M. Edler
3.0 out of 5 stars Estoy en la mitad del libro y no sé si ...
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2017
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Estoy en la mitad del libro y no sé si lo terminaré de leer. Conozco bastante bien el comunismo y me cuesta creer que la opresión del Gobierno de la República Dominicana haya sido peor que la opresión comunista.
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lima
5.0 out of 5 stars Historical and captivating
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2019
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Bought this for a Spanish class. Deep and engaging, it helped me learn about the history of the Dominican republic while under a dictator and the strength of the human spirit
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Aranza Garmendia
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente novela histórica.
Reviewed in Mexico on February 14, 2023
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Súper buena historia, me encanto la forma de la narración! Sugieren continuar con La fiesta del Chivo que continúa con la historia de la dictadura de República Dominicana
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CARMEN PEREA
5.0 out of 5 stars Historia bien contada
Reviewed in Spain on March 28, 2023
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La historia es apasionante. La narración muy fluida.
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Lilian Navarro Rojas
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy buen libro, 100% recomendado
Reviewed in Germany on May 4, 2021
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Simplemente me encantó
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Jorge Z.
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy buena novela.
Reviewed in Mexico on June 8, 2021
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Muy bien escrita. Una trama interesante, basada en situaciones reales que fueron novelizadas, pero que dan una clara idea de lo que se vivió en la época del dictador Trujillo en República Dominicana.
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Luis Armando Torres Pérez
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
Reviewed in Mexico on December 21, 2020
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Excelente producto era para un regalo llego en el momento esperado
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