In the Time of the Butterflies | Alvarez's Stated Objectives in In the Time of the Butterflies

In her postscript to In the Time of the Butterflies Julia Alvarez discusses her intentions in the novel. She says that she wanted to bring the story of Patria, Minerva, María Teresa, and Dedé Mirabal to the English-speaking public. All of the Mirabal...

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