Book : In The Time Of The Butterflies (penguin Vitae) -...

-Titulo Original : In The Time Of The Butterflies (penguin Vitae)

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Penguin Classics

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A collectible hardcover edition of Julia Alvarezs modern Latinx classic about four sisters known as Las Mariposas, or the Butterflies, who fought to liberate the Dominican Republic from Rafael Trujillos dictatorship, featuring a new foreword by Maxine Hong KingstonA Penguin Vitae EditionIt is November 25, 1960, and three sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The official state newspaper reports their deaths as accidental. It does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it explain that the sisters were among the leading opponents of the dictatorship of General Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. It doesn’t have to. Everybody knows of Las Mariposas--the Butterflies. In this extraordinary novel, the voices of all four sisters--Minerva, Patria, Maria Teresa, and the survivor, Dede--speak across the decades to tell their own stories, from secret crushes to gunrunning, and to describe the everyday horrors of life under Trujillo’s rule. Through the art and magic of Julia Alvarez’s storytelling, the martyred Butterflies live again in this novel of courage, love, and the human cost of political oppression.Penguin Vitae-loosely translated as Penguin of ones life-is a deluxe hardcover series from Penguin Classics celebrating a dynamic and diverse landscape of classic fiction and nonfiction from seventy-five years of classics publishing. Penguin Vitae provides readers with beautifully designed classics that have shaped the course of their lives, and welcomes new readers to discover these literary gifts of personal inspiration, intellectual engagement, and creative originality. Review “A gorgeous and sensitive novel.” -People“A magnificent treasure for all cultures and all time.” St. Petersburg Times “A fascinating and powerful picture of a family and a nation’s history.” The Dallas Morning News “Wonderful . . . Skillfully weaves fact and fiction, building to a gut-wrenching climax.” -Newsweek“Shimmering . . . Valuable and necessary.” -Los Angeles Times“Extraordinary.” -Harper’s Bazaar“Haunting.” -Newsday“A poignant tale of courage and hope . . . As much an inspiration as it is a tragedy.” -Ms.“Imagination and history in sublime combination . . . Read this book for the novel it is. Read this book for the place it takes you. Read this book and take courage.” -The Denver Post “Haunting . . . Full of pathos and passion.” The Nation “Shimmering . . . Valuable and necessary.” Los Angeles Times “A poignant tale of courage and hope . . . As much an inspiration as it is a tragedy.” Ms. “A smashing follow-up to . . . How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents . . . Speak[s] across the years as convincingly as Anne Frank did in her diary.” Glamour “Extraordinary.” Harper’s Bazaar “The real test of art, Leo Tolstoy said, is that it unite people. . . . [Alvarez] succeeds splendidly.” The Washington Post “Compelling . . . Vivid . . . Lends humanity to history.” The Orlando Sentinel “Alvarez has taken us somewhere we’ve never been . . . and moved us in ways we did not expect.” The San Diego Union-Tribune “A rippling tale of everyday life and unself-conscious heroism.” Chicago Tribune “Succeeds magnificently . . . Alvarez’s translation of historical events into fiction achieves, in this fine book, the nuance and irony of truth.” The Christian Science Monitor “Stunning . . . A book that confirms Alvarez . . . as a writer of imagination, grace and power, a Latin American storyteller whose voice we need to hear.” The Philadelphia Inquirer “Her storytelling talent makes these courageous women come alive.” Fort Worth Star-Telegram “Fine writing, wonderful characters, and a fully realized world.” The Boston Globe “A triumph.” Richmond Times-Dispatch “Rich in historical detail and immensely, hauntingly lyrical . . . As lovely as a butterfly at rest, and as moving as one in flight.” Burlington Free Press “As an artful, se